Story byAlex PattleMon, December 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM UTC·2 min readThis week, one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world returns to the ring. Naoya Inoue puts his undisputed super-bantamweight titles on the line, with his next move possibly determined by a key undercard fight, too. In a main-event bout in Saudi Arabia, Inoue defends his belts against Alan Picasso, who looks to stay unbeaten and hand the Japanese “Monster” his first professional defeat. Inoue will enter the ring with a 31-0 (27 KOs) record, as one of boxing’s smallest but most-consistent knockout artists, while Picasso is 32-0-1 (17 KOs). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe card also features a clash between unbeaten pair Junto Nakatani (31-0, 24 KOs) and Sebastian Hernandez Reyes (20-0, 18 KOs), as Nakatani moves up to super-bantamweight – having vacated his bantamweight titles – to move closer to a desired fight with Inoue. If Inoue and Nakatani win here, it is believed that they will square off in 2026 in a much-anticipated, all-Japanese showdown that might mark the Monster’s toughest-ever test... Here’s all you need to know ahead of Inoue vs Picasso this weekend. When is the fight?Inoue vs Picasso takes place on Saturday 27 December at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.