Naoya Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) and David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs) made the super lightweight limit during the official weigh-in ceremony before the boxing night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Inoue's weight was 55.1 kg, Picasso marked 54.9 kg. The meeting will have WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBF titles at stake, which belong to the Japanese boxer.
The Mexican will fight for a championship title for the first time in his professional career. For Inoue, this will be his fourth fight this year. In his previous performance in September, the Japanese defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev from Uzbekistan. The Inoue-Picasso fight will be broadcast on the streaming platform DAZN.
