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Ring V: Night of the Samurai – Inoue Headlines Epic Riyadh Clash on December 27, 2025

Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Boxing‘s global stage is heating up as Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season delivers another blockbuster. On December 27, 2025, the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh will host “The Ring V: Night of the Samurai,” a high-stakes card headlined by Japan’s undisputed junior featherweight king Naoya Inoue.

Fresh off dimantling Murodjon Akhmadaliev last weekend to retain his undisputed titles, Inoue eyes his most active year in over a decade. Ranked third pound-for-pound by The Ring behind Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk, “The Monster” faces his third unbeaten opponent in Mexico’s Alan David Picasso. This matchup sows seeds for a potential megafight against fellow unbeaten Japanese star Junto Nakatani in early 2026, promising an all-Japanese showdown of champions.

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃: Naoya Inoue will be taking on Alan Picasso on Dec. 27th in Riyadh 🥊

This will mark Inoue’s 4th fight of the year and see Junto Nakatani step up to 122 pounds, the same division as Inoue.

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The event, streamed live worldwide on DAZN, transforms Riyadh into a battleground for Japanese warriors against international contenders. With a 22,000- seat capacity, the arena will most certainly be loud across six fights.

Full Fight Card

Naoya Inoue vs Alan Picasso (Junior featherweight: Undisputed titles)
Junto Nakatani vs Sebastian Hernandez (Super bantamweight)
Kenshiro Teraji vs Willibaldo Garcia (Super flyweight: IBF title)
Taiga Imanaga vs Armando Martinez (Lightweight: JBC title defense)
Reito Tsutsumi vs Leobardo Quintana (Super featherweight)
Hayto Tsutsumi vs Jazza Dickens (Super featherweight: WBA interim title)

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Spotlight Fights and Key Matchups

Naoya Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) faces unbeaten Alan Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs) for the WBC Silver belt, which could also be a potential warm-up for a Nakatani megafight.

Junto Nakatani (31-0, 24 KOs) moves to super bantamweight, facing knockout artist Sebastian Hernandez (20-0, 18 KOs).

Kenshiro Teraji challenges IBF super flyweight champ Willibaldo Garcia who has a record of 23-6-2, including 13 KOs.

Taiga Imanaga (9-0, 5 KOs) defends his JBC lightweight title against Armando Martinez (16-0, 15 KOs)

Reito Tsutsumi (3-0, 2 KOs) faces Leobardo Quintana (11-1, 5 KOs), while Hayato Tsutsumi (8-0 5 KOs) battles Jazza Dickens (36-5, 15 KOs) for the WBA interim 130-pound title.

Ring V; Night of the Samurai promises explosive action, with Inoue, Nakatani, and rising Japanese stars facing tough global challengers, setting the stage for a thrilling night of championship boxing in Riyadh.

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