Key Highlights
- Inoue also admitted that he was “really tired,” making his fourth championship defense of 2025, and that he would “rest for a while.”Picasso (32-1-1, 17 KO) was never really close to winning the fight, but gave an excellent effort and was trying to find his way into the upset throughout.
- He loses no real standing with the defeat, having faced arguably the best boxer on the planet and going the full 12, all of it with spirit and grit. Inoue vs Picasso scorecardsThe official scores for the fight were 117-111, 119-109, and 120-108, all for Inoue. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBad Left Hook unofficially scored the fight 120-108 for Inoue. Is Inoue vs Nakatani coming next?All signs have pointed to “yes,” but Inoue wasn’t committing in the ring.
- This could mean something or it could mean nothing, a statement that itself basically means nothing more than “we’ll see.”“Both of us had very good wins tonight.
- Next year, we’re going to leave it to (the promoters) to decide what to do,” Inoue offered.
- “But for the Japanese fans, you can expect something very good.”The idea of super flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez coming up to face Inoue was also discussed.“Yeah, when he’s ready, and if he can fight in the super bantamweight class, and the timing works out, I’d love for him to challenge me,” Inoue said.
