Turki Alalshikh has wasted little time since Naoya Inoue’s last fight over the weekend when he beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev on wide scorecards to retain his super bantamweight world titles
. Today it has been formally announced that Riyadh Season already has plans for Inoue, who will take on Alan Picasso on December 27 in Riyadh in a headlining fight on a card dubbed ‘Night of the Samurai,’ which will stream live on DAZN.The event will also feature undercard bouts between Junto Nakatani vs Sebastian
Hernandez, Kenshiro Teraji vs Willibaldo Garcia, Reito Tsutsumi vs Leobardo Quintana, Hyato Tsutsumi vs James Dickens, and Taiga Imanaga vs Armando Martinez rounding out the action.
It’s expected that this card will serve as precursor for a potential fight between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani in the coming year, which is largely thought to be one the most intriguing matchup for either fighter out there.
