Naoya Inoue’s Ruthless 2025 Campaign Set for Saudi Finale in December

Naoya Inoue was set for a busy 2025 with four fights planned. “The Monster” has already beaten Ye Joon Kim, before surviving a knockdown and ultimately stopping Ramon Cardenas. There are two more fights left on this busy schedule, with “The Monster” set to face Murodjon “MJ” Akhmadaliev next. Now, Dan Rafael and other media outlets are reporting that Turki Alalshikh is planning for Naoya Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) to fight on December 27, with the likely opponent revealed.

Naoya Inoue Next Fight: Last Fight of 2025 Teased

Naoya Inoue Next Fight: Alalshikh Confirms December Fight Plans

2025 has started well for “The Monster” with the Japanese star winning both bouts by knockout. Following his win over Cardenas on May 4, attention quickly turned to who would fill up these slots for Inoue’s remaining two fights in 2025.

Naoya Inoue next fight will be against mandatory challenger and WBA interim titlist Murodjon Akhmadaliev.”MJ” That bout is set for September 14 in Japan. Should “The Monster” defeat “MJ,” it has also been rumoured he would conclude this four-fight year in Riyadh. It now seems that Inoue is likely to face Alan David Picasso (31-0-1, 17 KOs) on December 27, with Dan Rafael reporting that a deal is close. Interestingly, Alalshikh has also revealed the rest of the December 27 fight card would match Mexicans or Mexican-Americans against fighters from Japan.

Sean Gibbons on Joining Team Picasso and Title Ambitions

Picasso is expected to face Kyonosuke Kameda in one of the Prime Video preliminaries that will stream ahead of the pay-per-view headlined by Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios.

Confirming the likely Inoue vs Picasso bout, Sean Gibbons of Knuckleheads Boxing and Picasso’s adviser has reflected on his move to Team Picasso and their desire to help Picasso reach the pinnacle of boxing: “I’m very excited to work with David Picasso,” Gibbons said. “I’ve been blessed to work with some of the biggest names in Mexican boxing and David is close to fighting for the (undisputed junior featherweight) title this year, and I’m very happy to help him reach his dream to become a world champion.”