Naoya Inoue vs. Alan Picasso – Live Results from Riyadh

Naoya Inoue kept his undisputed 122 belts with a wide points win over Alan David Picasso ,  cards went 120-108, 119-109, and 117-111. Clean, routine night for Inoue, but not electric. Picasso came to work, pushed early, tried to test Inoue’s rhythm with pressure and feints. Inoue barely blinked. Never chased, never hurried. Scored when he wanted, mostly to the body, slowing Picasso down bit by bit.

Picasso lasted the twelve and took his first loss. Inoue walked out untouched, 32-0, still in control. Against sharper opposition, that cruise control might bite him. Picasso didn’t hurt him, but he didn’t fold either and that’s telling..

Nakatani edges Hernandez but drops gear

Junto Nakatani outpointed Sebastian Hernandez over twelve at 122. One judge saw it wide (118-110), ignoring how tight the later rounds were. Nakatani boxed clean early, worked from the southpaw stance, flicked fast jabs, and built a lead off activity.

Hernandez warmed up after the fourth, pushing the tempo and forcing clinches. He crowded Nakatani in spots, making him look less sure at the new weight. The decision halted Nakatani’s run of stoppages,  a check on how his power travels north. Hernandez took the loss but didn’t fade, which tells you the margins were real.

For Nakatani, it’s a win on paper but not a step forward. I had the fight a draw.

Garcia drops Imanaga, steals it on the cards

Eridson Garcia nicked a split decision over Taiga Imanaga in a scrappy ten-rounder. Imanaga started fast, throwing in bunches from the southpaw stance. Scored the early rounds. Garcia caught up midway, kept tighter form, and finally put Imanaga down with a clean shot in the eighth and the key 10-8 swing.

Scores went 96-93 Garcia, 95-94 Imanaga, and 95-94 Garcia. Without the knockdown, Imanaga probably takes it. First loss for him. Garcia gets the W but shows he starts too slow for this level.

Tsutsumi halts Quintana with sharp body work

Reito Tsutsumi stopped Leobardo Quintana in round four. Tough scrap early. Quintana pressed hard, worked the midsection, and marked Tsutsumi up. Tsutsumi adjusted, found range, and punished Quintana’s entries with left counters and digs downstairs.

The finish came from a body flurry, a right hook, and a straight left that dropped Quintana. Ref waved it after the count. Tsutsumi moves to 4-0, three stoppages. Solid test passed, bloodied but calm under pressure.

If anything goes wrong next time, it’ll be from taking too long to establish distance.