Overview
- Inoue defeated Alan David Picasso by unanimous decision to keep the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles, with scorecards of 119-109, 120-108 and 117-111.
- Picasso’s unbeaten record ended as the Mexican challenger went the full 12 rounds against the champion.
- The bout headlined The Ring V at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, where Inoue acknowledged dissatisfaction with his performance and pointed to recovery time next.
- The event was distributed exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view worldwide, with media reports—unconfirmed by officials—estimating a total purse near $17 million heavily favoring Inoue.
- An IBF super-flyweight title fight on the undercard was canceled hours before the show after Willibaldo García was hospitalized following the weigh-in.