Turki Alalshikh says he\u2019s planning for Naoya Inoue to defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship against #1 WBC Alan Picasso on December 27th in the main event. He says all the bouts on the card would be \u201cbig fights\u201d between Japanese and Mexican fighters.<\/p>\n
Inoue vs. Picasso: Fight Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s not much interest in Inoue defending against the 24-year-old Picasso (31-0,-1 17 KOs) in December or any time in the future. Picasso appears to be another example of a fighter with a 100% inflated resume, who shouldn\u2019t be ranked anywhere near the #1 spot.<\/p>\n Of course, this is the WBC, so it makes sense when you consider the entire picture. In reality, Picasso is a bottom-level contender talent-wise.<\/p>\n For Turki\u2019s vision to take place, \u2018Monster\u2019 Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) still needs to win his next fight against WBA interim 122-lb champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev<\/strong> on September 14th in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n Inoue\u2019s Age Showing?<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s not a given that Inoue, 32, will be victorious because we saw him get dropped hard in the second round in his last fight against Ramon Cardenas on May 4th in Las Vegas. Naoya took a lot of big shots from Cardenas, and might have been knocked out if Ramon hadn\u2019t kept retreating to the ropes to take rest breaks.<\/p>\n The fight showed that Inoue\u2019s age is starting to creep up on him. If Akhmadaliev can get his hands on Inoue early, he\u2019s got a heck of a chance of knocking him out and dethroning him.<\/p>\n Turki Alalshikh\u2019s Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOn 27 of December, we have the master, the real master. We have Inoue. We are thinking now, and we are close to finishing Inoue against [#1 WBC-ranked Alan] Picasso as the main event,\u201d said Turki Alalshikh to the Ring Magazine YouTube<\/a> channel. \u201cAll of the card will be big fights, the biggest fights between Japan and Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo, that\u2019ll be Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. Of course, there are many great ones,\u201d said Mike Coppinger.<\/p>\n \u201cAgainst Japan,\u201d said Turki. \u201cThe top from both sides.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s never been done before,\u201d said Mike.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is Riyadh Season,\u201d said Turki.<\/p>\n