Naoya Inoue returns for his fourth outing of 2025 against Alan Picasso in Riyadh.
Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) makes the sixth defence of his undisputed super bantamweight title, concluding a banner year for the pound-for-pound superstar.
'The Monster' headlines the Ring V: Night of the Samurai card, which features Japanese boxers in each of the five bouts.
Junto Nakatani boxes Sebastian Hernandez in the chief support in his first fight in the 122-pound division. If he prevails, Inoue and Nakatani are slated to clash in a Tokyo Dome superfight in May 2026.
Undefeated Mexico Picasso (32-0-1) will have designs on spoiling the party, having been long touted as a potential Inoue opponent.
(Naoki Fukuda)
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Naoya Inoue vs. Alan Picasso results full card results
- Naoya Inoue (c) vs. Alan Picasso for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring super bantamweight titles
- Junto Nakatani vs. Sebastian Hernandez; Super Bantamweights
- Kenshiro Teraji vs. TBC; Super Fllyweights
- Taiga Imanaga vs. Eridson Garcia; Lightweights
- Reito Tsutsumi vs. Leobardo Sanchez; Super Bantamweights
Naoya Inoue vs. Alan Picasso tune-in info
- Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025
- Location: Mohammed Abdo Arena (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
- Ringwalks: 7:57 a.m. ET / 4:57 a.m. PT / 12:57 p.m. GMT (Sunday)
- Live stream: DAZN
Naoya Inoue vs. Alan Picasso will be available on DAZN worldwide.
The PPV price is $69.99 in the US and Canada and £19.99 in the UK. Alternatively, fans can sign up to the new DAZN Ultimate subscription tier, which costs £22.99 per month for the first 12 months for fans in the UK and $44.99 monthly in the US and includes a minimum of 12 pay-per-view events every year at no extra cost.
The standalone PPV for Ring V: Night of the Samurai comes with a free seven-day DAZN trial.
A DAZN monthly subscription is $19.99 on a 12-month contract or $29.99 month-to-month. The annual subscription is $224.99. In the UK, this subscription costs £9.99 on a 12-month contract or £19.99 month-to-month.