The Ring V: Naoya Inoue Vs. Picasso is disappointing while Nakatani’s combat offers intrigue

Naoya Inoue Vs. Alan Picasso will go on December 27 in what is said “The Ring V: Samurai Night” Event at the Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riadh, Saudi Arabia. Turki Alshikh has announced the card before today. The event will be displayed live on Dazn.

Some people question the wisdom of retaining their card to Riyadh instead of Japan, given the card fighters and the official title of the event, “Samurai Night”.

Fans are not excessively excited with Inoue (31-0, 27 kos) facing Picasso (32-0-1, 17 kos) at the main event. The struggle is considered as a great class step by Inoue, 32, which reaches a unanimous decision of 12 rounds last Sunday, September 14, against the Unified Ex-Champion of Super Bantamweight, Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

In the co-cinema, Bantamweight unbeaten (31-0, 24 kos) Nakani will move to the 122-pound division to face the artist of unbeaten defeat Sebastian Hernandez Reyes (20-0, 18 kos).

It is a risky struggle for Nakatani, 27, to carry out his first contest in Super Bantamweight, but he has to face a solid opponent to configure his mega-lluita against the “monster” Inoue in the spring of 2026 in the dome of Tokyo in Japan.

Analysis under the card

• JUNTO NAKAITA VS. Sebastian Hernandez Reyes: It is a hard struggle for Nakani on paper, facing the number 8 of WBC, #10 WBO and #12 Ibf Hernandez Reyes in his first competition in 122. Again, there is a lot on the Nakatani line, as a loss here would ruin his money confrontation against Inpoe in 2026. We will find out if Nakatan is a job or for real. Hernandez Reyes can puncture, and it will be an excellent proof to show if Nakatani is ready for the next stage of his career against the Inoue superstar.
• Hayato Tsutsumi vs. Jazza Dickens: The temporary title of WBA Super Feather Pweathweight will be at stake for this struggle. It is the jazza belt (36-5, 15 kos). This is a great passage in class for the undefeated Tsutsumi (8-0, 5 ko). If you lose, you will know why. He was not ready for this type of passage in his ninth professional struggle after three years as a professional. However, Tsutsumi is 27 years old, which is not young for a fighter with only 9 fights, and it must be a quick follow -up at the top. If its promoters take a slow approach, it would be at the age of 30 and maybe too old to compete against the Super Feather Pessheights younger.
• Kenshiro Tesji vs Willibaldo Garcia is: The ex-heavy weight champion of the WBC, Teraji (25-2, 16 kos), obtains a direct title against IBF Garcia’s heavy weight champion (23-6-2, 13 kos) in a new division. In the last struggle of Theraji, 33, he was dethroned by Ricardo Sandoval on July 30, losing by a 12 -round decision to Yokohama, Japan. Sandoval struck Teraji with his hands right all night, taking advantage of his inability to stop this blow. It is debatable if Teraji deserves an immediate world title that moved to the 115 -pound division after his loss in Sandoval. At least, Teraji should have had to fight the best-ranked contestant in the IBF rankings in Super Flyweight, Andrew Moloney, to get into a world title.
• Taiga Image vs Armando Martinez: It is a light coincidence between the invictable taiga (9-0, 5 kos) and the Cuban Martinez underage (16-0, 15 kos). It is what favors taiga, but it would not be a clash for Martinez to get the victory. Neither combatants have fought against the high level opposition during their short races.
• Reit Tsutsumi vs. Leobardo Quintana Sanchez: The heavy hand tsutsumi (3-0, 2 kos) struggles in Quintana Sanchez (11-1, 5 kos). This is a struggle for the 23 -year -old Tsutsumi struggle, which is a great punch.