FinalizeTurki Alalshikh tells The Ring that his crew is “near finalizing” a December twenty seventh showdown between undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and WBC necessary challenger Alan Picasso, which might headline a card themed round Japanese fighters dealing with Mexican/Mexican-American foes.
There are clearly nonetheless just a few hurdles left to clear. Inoue (30-0, 27 KO) is gearing as much as face the very succesful Murodjon Akhmadaliev in September, whereas Picasso (31-0-1, 17 KO) faces the limited-but-dangerous Kyonosuke Kameda on subsequent month’s Pacquiao vs Barrios undercard. It’s additionally unclear what’s modified for Picasso since he bailed on an Inoue battle earlier this yr; Kameda might be his lone foe of 2025 to this point. If he wasn’t prepared than, he’s not going to be prepared in six months.
Within the meantime, let’s speculate on these different Japan vs Mexico showdowns. Junto Nakatani vs Ramon Cardenas? Kenshiro Teraji vs “Bam” Rodriguez? Tenshin Nasukawa vs Jose Salas Reyes?
