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When Naoya Inoue fights Alan Picasso Saturday, he’ll be facing an opponent seven years younger, three inches taller and unbeaten at 32-0-1.

But there’s a reason Inoue is known as “The Monster” and why the Japanese sensation is an overwhelming favorite to defend his undisputed super bantamweight title

At 5-foot-5, Inoue packs a wicked punch. The power has served him well while winning world titles as a light flyweight, junior bantamweight, bantamweight and super bantamweight while amassing a record of 31-0 with 27 knockouts.

By contrast, the 5-foot-8 Picasso, a rangy 25-year-old from Mexico, relies more on volume. And he’ll also be making his first appearance in a title fight.

USA TODAY Sports will have results for the Naoya Inoue vs Alan Picasso fight, so check back here for updates.

• Round 1: Alan Picasso, clearly the taller fighter and throws a left jab. Nothing to fear for Naoya Inoue, responds with his own jab. Picasso active early and fires a couple of shots to Inoue’s body. Inoue now firing away and Picasso answers, showing no fear of The Monster. Inoue looks crisp. Inoue 10, Picasso 9.
• Round 2: Inoue erupts as the round begins with a series of combinations. Picasso unloads a couple of shots and Inoue pushes back. He’s blocking most of those shots and pounds Picasso with a hard right. Inoue showing more confidence. Picasso lands a right and Inoue answers with the right, again and again. Inoue lands a harda uppercut, and back comes Picasso. Inoue 20, Picasso 18.
• Round 3:

Naoya Inoue vs Alan Picasso: Time, PPV, streaming for fight

Naoya Inoue will face Alan Picasso on Saturday, Dec. 27, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
• Time: 5 a.m. ET
• Inoue vs Picasso main event ringwalks: 7:57 a.m. ET (estimate)
• Stream: DAZN PPV

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For Junto Nakatani, the path to a potential mega fight against Naoya Inoue was a brutal one.

Nakatani endured a slugfest with Sebastian Hernandez that ended with his right eye swollen shut during the 12-round fight. But the judges were in agreement.

They scored the fight 115-113,115-113, 118-110 in favor of Nakatani, who prevailed in his debut at super bantamweight.

Nakatani had relinquished his IBC and WBC world bantamweight titles before moving to super bantamweight weight division with the clear hope of fighting Inoue. He took a big step toward securing that chance while handing Hernandez his first loss as a pro.

Nakatani, a 27-year-old from Japan, improved to 32-0. Hernandez, a 25-year-old from Mexico, improved to 20-1.

• Round 1: Junto Nakatani delivers a solid right uppercut and Sebastian Hernandez plodding as Nakatani lands a few more shots. Hernandez may have just landed his first punch. Weak jabs. Nakatani swings away and shows nice footwork as he connects. Nakatani 10, Hernanez 9.
• Round 2: Nakatani opens with two nice left uppercuts to Hernandez’s body. Hernandez stalking and Nakatani looks more than comfortable fighting off his back foot. Starting to use his jab and it sets up a double uppercut. Connects with a big left and Hernandez felt that. Nakatani so nimble as he fires away. Nakatani 20, Hernandez 18.
• Round 3: Nakatani, so slick as he sets up the uppecuts. Appears to be in total control until Hernandez wraps him up. But they’re separated and Hernandez gets more active. Hernandez chases after Nakatani and showing more skill as they fight in close quarters. But Nakatani regains control with a series of shots to the body and head. Nakatani 30, Hernandez 27.
• Round 4: Hernandez willing to put himself in harm’s way and lands more than a few punches, including a nice left to th head. Nakatani counters as Hernandez stands his ground. Nakatani answers with combinations and more textbook boxing as he escapes a few shots. Hernandez coming on strong. Nakatani 39, Hernandez 37.
• Round 5: Nakatani comes out strong with his signature, clean shots. Hernandez still marching forward — right into a flurry of punches. Big uppercut from Nakatani and his punches appear to be landing with more authority than Hernandez’s shots. But Hernandez fires back with a flurry of punches. Nakatani 49, Hernandez 46.
• Round 6: Nakatani unloads two left uppercuts. Hernandez still coming forward and he lands some good shots with both hands. But suddenly he’s under attack as Nakatani lands a couple of uppercuts. What looked like a mismatch suddenly looks like a real fight. And Hernandez stuns Nakatani with a right as the round ends. Nakatani 58, Hernandez 56.
• Round 7: Hernandez comes out firing. Nakatani answers as the action heats up again. Nakatani trying to maintain some distance, which gives him space to throw the uppercuts. And Hernandez trying to shorten the distance between the two men. Hernandez enjoying a nice stretch of connecting with short shots. Slugfest, but Nakatani connecting with cleaner shots. Nakatani 68, Hernandez 65.
• Round 8: It’s more of the same, Hernandez charging forward, Nakatani responding with uppercuts and…would love to see the scorecards now. Nakatani strugling to fight off Hernandez, who keeps swininging away. Neither man backing away. Hernandez absorbing shots but dishing out more than he’s taking. Nakatani 77, Hernandez 75.
• Round 9: Nakatani, for all of his talent, kept back up Hernandez. If it’s a test of power, man, not sure Nakatani has enough. Even if he holds off Hernandez, can he possibly beat The Monster. Yeah, getting ahead of ourselves here as the slugging continues. Hernandez lands a hard right as the slugfest borders on a brawl. Hernandez finishes with force. Nakatani 86, Hernandez 85.
• Round 10: All gas, no brakes. Incredible turnaround by Hernandez, who is the beast disrupting Nakatani’s beauty. Nonstop slugging here. Nakatani 95, Hernandez 95.
• Round 11: Nakatina’s right eye looks in need of a huge bag of ice. Looks like Hernandez’s left-hand shots are landing hard. Just slugging it out, with a modicum of defense at best. Nakatani lands a three-punch combination and Hernandez just keeps firing. Nakatani’s face just took a pounding as the punches fly. Hernandez 105, Nakatani 104.
• Round 12: Not sure Nakatani can see a thing out of his swollen right eye. Hernandez smothering Nakatani, who’s throwing punches but taking too many. In fact, Nakatani apperas to be running out of room to work. He’s been backpedaling for a long time now. Too long? Hernandez 115, Nakatani 113.

Tsutsumi, with blood gushing from his nose in Round 2, reversed the momentum in emphatic way. He stopped Quintana by TKO in the fourth round of their super featherweight bout.

A 23-year-old top prospect from Japan, Tsutsumi improved to 4-0. It was his third knockout, this one courtesy of a right hook that sent Quintana tumbling to the canvas.

Quintana, a 23-year-old from Mexico, fell to 12-2. He landed a barrage of punches but fatigued early as Tsutsumi pounced.

• Round 1: Leobardo Quintana fires first with a left hook. Reito Tsutsumi fires a left and Quintana ducks as the punch flies overhead. Both showing quickness as they trade shots. But Quitana scores with a series of left hooks and taking control. Whoa! A Tsutsumi staggered Quitana with a big left hook. Tsutsumi 10, Quintana 9.
• Round 2: Quitana charges out and lands a body shot and follows with a left, as if to show he’s fine despite that hard shot from Tsutsumi in Round 1. Quintana working hard and Tsutsumi’s body the chosen target, and left uppercuts follow. Tsutsumi fights back and lands a hard left, but Quintana in control as Tsutsumi’s nose begins to bleed. Tsutsumi 19, Quintana 19.
• Round 3: Quintana letting his fists fly, and now the blood’s flowing from Tsutsumi’s nose. Quintana connects with a left uppercut and he’s dominating from the inside. Nice exchange of uppercuts, but the blood from Tsutsumi’s nose has gone from streaming to pouring. Quintana fell to the canvas. No knockdown, but maybe fatrigue as Tsutsumi came on strong late. Tsutsumi 29, Quintana 28.
• Round 4: Quintana drops to his knees a la Jake Paul, an apparently sign of fatigue. Tsutsumi asserting himself and showing power and precision. Down goes Quintana! It’s over! The referee has halted the fight 1:14 into Round 4. It’s Tsutsumi by TKO.

Garcia, trailing midway through the fight, roared back thanks in part to an eighth-round knockdown. He continued to surge through the 10th and final round with powerful lefts against the previously undefeated Imanaga in their lightweight bout.

The judges scored it 96-93, 94-95, 95-94 for Garcia, And 31-year-old Dominican who improved to 23-1.

Imanaga, the 26-year-old from Japan, fell to 9-1.

• Round 1: Taiga Imanaga showing aggression early and landing jabs. Eridson Garcia strikes back but without much authority. Imanaga connects with a jab to the body and Garcia felt that. Imanaga’s jab is a serious weapon. Imanaga 10, Garcia 9.
• Round 2: Imanaga stalking. Garcia lands a couple of nice body shots and may have grazed Imanaga with a hard overhand left. Imanaga shows no hesistance as he stalks again. Garcia finishes the round strong, but not strong enough: Imanaga 20, Garcia 18.
• Round 3: Garcia showing a willingness to close the gap against his taller opponent. But it’s by darting in and backing out. Imanaga continues to connect with his foreful jab. Garcia digs a hard right into Imanaga’s body. Nice round from Garcia. Imanaga 29, Garcia 28.
• Round 4: Garcia opens the round with a sizzling punch, and Imanaga responds. Imanaga wielding that crisp jab in tandem with the left and followed by a couple of right hooks. Imanaga revvving up with a variety of punches and exudes poise. Imanaga 39, Garcia 37.
• Round 5: Imanaga eats a straight right from Garcia but keeps coming forward. It’s going take more than that to deter him. They exchange body shots, and Imanaga lands a few more. Imanaga 49, Garcia 46.
• Round 6: The jab continues to serve Imanaga well. So quick and precise. Then lands a right and a left to the body, showing impressive versatility as he continues to stalk. Garcia looking worn down as Imanaga fires away. Imanaga 59, Garcia 55.
• Round 7: Imanaga attacks Garcia’s body with that all-purpose jab. Connects with a combination and Garcia throws a left that grazes Imanaga. Imanaga looks in command. Just like that, Garcia lands a stiff left and moves forward. Now it’s Garcia finally asserting himself. Lands a hard left as the bell rings, and has he turned the tide. Imanaga 68, Garcia 65.
• Round 8: Garcia flexing, and lands a big right! Down goes Imanaga! Holy smokes. Imanaga back on his feet, and Garcia swinging for the fences. Garcia unloading and chasing after Imanaga, who’s bleeding from the nose. Imanaga in serious danger as Garcia whales away. Imanaga hanging on. Imanaga ducks about four big shots and survives the round. Imanaga 76, Garcia 75.
• Round 9: They’ve got Imanaga cleaned up, but he still looks spent. Garcia comes out the aggressor. Imanaga throwing punches but looking vulnerable. But now he’s coming to life and Garcia grins. They’re mixing it up now. Garcia finishes the round with a flourish. Imanaga 85, Garcia 85.
• Round 10: Imanaga showign life again and connects with a hard body shot. He’s stalking Garcia and a impressive exchange ensues. Garcia loading up with the overhand lefts. Garcia strikes again with the left and and he’s still displaying power as the fight comes to a close and draws blood from Imanaga again. Garcia 95, Imanaga 94.

What time is Naoya Inoue vs Alan Picasso fight card?

Inoue vs Picasso starts at 5 a.m. ET with the main card estimated to begin at 7:57 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27.

When is the Naoya Inoue vs Alan Picasso main event ring walk?

The main card between Inoue and Picasso has an estimated start time of 7:57 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27.

Inoue vs Picasso price: How much to watch fight

The fight available on DAZN will cost $39.99.

DAZN boxing start time delay

DAZN programming reflects that the Inoue vs. Picasso card will start at 5 a.m. ET rather than the originally scheduled time of 4 a.m. ET. The change in time followed the cancellation of IBF super-flyweight world title fight between Willibaldo Garcia and Kenshiro Teraji. According to The Ring, Garcia fell ill and was admitted to the hospital after the ceremonial weigh-ins. Mike Coppinger of The Ring later reported on the DAZN livestream that Garcia got ill while trying to make a weight cut.

The delay does not appear to have impacted the scheduled time for the Inoue vs. Picasso ring walks.

DAZN did not immediately respond to request for comment.

The Monster gets wrapped

Those aren’t bricks inside Naoya Inoue’s gloves. Just vicious fists expertly wrapped. Take a look as he gets ready for his bout against Alan Picasso.

Naoya Inoue stats

Naoya Inoue is 31-0 with 27 KOs. He has won by knockout in 11 of his past 12 fights.

How much does Naoya Inoue weigh

Naoya Inoue weighed in at 121.1 pounds, under the maximum weight limit of 122 pounds for super bantamweights.

Alan Picasso boxer

Alan Picasso and David Picasso, Naoya Inoue’s opponent, are the same boxer. His full name is Alan David Picasso Romero and he is alternately referred to as Alan Picasso (see DAZN) or David Picasso (see BoxRec).

Naoya Inoue net worth

Naoya Inoue’s estimated net worth is between $7 million and $10 million, according to various reports.

Naoya Inoue next fight

Never too early to look ahead, right? Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani is the potential blockbuster.

That should be extra incentive fo Inoue entering the bout against Alan Picasso. Inoue likely needs to keep his perfect record intact to secure a super fight with Junto Nakatani, a feared three-division world champion from Japan. Nakatani relinquished his bantamweight title to move up to the super bantamweight division and stalk Inoue.

In the co-main, Nakatani beat Sebastian Hernandez by unanimous decision. Can Inoue take care of his part and beat Alan PIcasso? We’re about to find out.

Naoya Inoue among pound-for-pound best

ESPN and The Ring both rank Naoya Inoue No. 3 in their pound-for-pound rankings, behind only top-ranked Terence Crawford and No. 2-ranked Oleksandr Usyk. BoxRec, the official record keeper for boxing, ranks Inoue No. 1.

The Monster boxer

Naoya Inoue earned the nickname ‘The Monster’ thanks to his punching power. You can watch some of his most brutal KOs here.

Naoya Inoue vs Alan Picasso fight card, odds:

All odds are for moneyline bets as of Wednesday, via BetMGM. Odds listed are those available at time of writing.

• Naoya Inoue (-5000) vs Alan Picasso (+1000) – Undisputed super bantamweight titles
• Junto Nakatani vs. Sebastian Hernandez – super bantamweight bout
• Reito Tsutsumi vs. Leobardo Quintana – super featherweight bout
• Taiga Imanaga vs. Eridson Garcia – lightweight bout
• Kenshiro Teraji vs. Willibaldo Garcia (canceled, due to Garcia illness.)