Undefeated four-belt titleholder Naoya Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) defends his undisputed super bantamweight strap against David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs) atop The Ring V: \u201cNight of the Samurai\u201d this Sat. night (Dec. 27, 2025) at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The card is included in DAZN\u2019s Ultimate Tier subscription but will also stream live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) for non-subscribers.<\/p>\n
Both fighters weighed in at 121.1 pounds during today\u2019s official weigh ins.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis bout is going to be really important for my future and how I fight it will be crucial to becoming pound-for-pound No. 1, so I will give 100 percent,\u201c Inoue said at the pre-fight press conference. \u201dI promise you that there is no chance that my belts are going back with him to Mexico. This is a critical fight in the super bantamweight division, which you will see on Saturday. I am ready. All the Japanese fighters here have a high skillset and their mentality is very strong. That is proven and we will all fight good fights and we plan to go home with good victories.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to share my respect to Japan and to all of the Japanese fighters,\u201d Picasso said. \u201cHowever, on Saturday, it will not be the \u2019Night of the Samurai\u2019 \u2014 it is going to be an Azteca night. We represent Mexico and every single fighter who is here fighting for Mexico on this card, we are doing it for our people. We do it because of the blood running inside our bodies. I\u2019ve been working so hard for this moment. I have run thousands of kilometres. I am so proud of the job I have done and bringing those belts to Mexico would make my country so proud, so I will not let them down.\u201d<\/p>\n