US EditionNaoya Inoue Wins on Riyadh Debut to Set up Japanese Super Fight Against Junto Nakatani
Naoya Inoue dominated Alan Picasso with a varied jab and brutal body attack, winning by wide unanimous decision to keep all major super bantamweight titles in 2025.
- Dec. 27, 2025 — Naoya Inoue defeated Alan Picasso by unanimous decision in a 12-round main event at Mohammed Abdo Arena, retaining all undisputed super bantamweight titles.
- Naoya Inoue used a varied jab and precise footwork to repeatedly outclass Alan Picasso with a brutal body attack that left the challenger too drained to mount a late charge.
- Uncategorized cards and round notes show Inoue's jab and combinations dominating while scorecards reveal lopsided margins like 120-108 and 119-109 in his favor.
- Inoue improved to 32-0 and further solidified his pound-for-pound standing while setting up a likely clash with Junto Nakatani.
- Inoue signalled openness to cross-division fights by saying he'd ' "love" ' for unified super flyweight champion Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez to challenge him if Rodriguez moves up from 115 to the 122-pound super bantamweight division.
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