Main Event and Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\nFULL CARD<\/p>\n
Naoya Inoue (C) vs Alan Picasso (undisputed super-bantamweight titles)<\/p>\n
Junto Nakatani vs Sebastian Hernandez Reyes (super-bantamweight)<\/p>\n
Willibaldo Garcia (C) vs Kenshiro Teraji (IBF super-flyweight title)<\/p>\n
Taiga Imanaga vs Armando Martinez (lightweight)<\/p>\n
Reito Tsutsumi vs Leobardo Quintana (super-featherweight)<\/p>\n
Beyond the headline of Inoue and Picasso, there\u2019s plenty of other figures to catch the eye on this decorated bill, with many hailing from the former\u2019s Japan.<\/p>\n
Junto Nakatani can position himself as a chief challenger to the winner of the top bout if he prevails in his undercard bout with the fearsome Sebastan Hernandez.<\/p>\n
Kenshiro Teraji meanwhile will take aim at Willibaldo Garcia and his IBF super flyweight title, while Taiga Imanaga and Reito Tsutsumi also feature in the mix.<\/p>\n
There is one less bout than expected however, after Hayato Tsutsumi suffered a fracture, forcing the postponement of his title challenge against Jazza Dickens.<\/p>\n
Japan’s Naoya Inoue (R) fights against South Korea’s Kim Ye-joon during their world super-bantamweight title boxing bout in Tokyo on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG \/ AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n
WHERE IS THE EVENT TAKING PLACE?<\/p>\n
The fight is set to be held at Mohammed Abdo Arena, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/p>\n
Opened in 2019, the 22,000-capacity arena has already hosted multiple major sporting events, and will welcome The Ring V as the latest blockbuster through its doors.<\/p>\n
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?<\/p>\n
Naoya Inoue is the overwhelming favourite to defeat Alan Picasso, and is currently priced at 1\/50 with DAZN Bet.<\/p>\n
His opponent is available at a distant 9\/1 to take the upset in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
To win:<\/p>\n
Naoya Inoue: 1\/50<\/p>\n
Alan Picasso: 9\/1<\/p>\n
FORM & HISTORY<\/p>\n
After years of turning Japan into a fortress for his multiple division conquests, \u2018The Monster\u2019 goes global this festive season with a trip to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
Few stars have amassed such success in boxing to remain an enigma quite like Inoue, whose still flies under the radar when it comes to casual fans.<\/p>\n
That could well change if he brings his astonishing pound-for-pound power to bear on his latest opponent, having recorded a superb 87% KO-win ratio.<\/p>\n
Picasso is no slouch however, with the star more than earning his shot against the reigning champion, and will be keen to leave a mark against his foe.<\/p>\n
Save a technical draw against Martin Jimenez Delgado early in his career, the Mexican has won every one of his bouts too and can give the Japanese star trouble.<\/p>\n
With an extra three inches in height and reach, he will be able to test Inoue to his limits – and could well be the man that may dethrone him from his position<\/p>\n
AJ stops Paul with 6th round KO | 02:12<\/p>\n
TALE OF THE TAPE<\/p>\n
Naoya Inoue<\/p>\n
Nationality: Japanese<\/p>\n
Age: 32<\/p>\n
Height: 5\u2019 5\u201d<\/p>\n
Reach: 67.5\u201d<\/p>\n
Total fights: 31<\/p>\n
Record: 31-0 (27 KOs)<\/p>\n
Alan Picasso<\/p>\n
Nationality: Mexican<\/p>\n
Age: 25<\/p>\n
Height: 5\u2019 8\u201d<\/p>\n
Reach: 70\u201d<\/p>\n
Total fights: 33<\/p>\n
Record: 32-0-1 (17 KOs)<\/p>\n
Some of this article first appeared on DAZN.com and was reproduced with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Naoya Inoue bids to maintain his status as the greatest pound-for-pound star in world boxing at The Ring…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-368595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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