Undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue and #1 WBC contender Alan Picasso are being focused for June 14th in Las Vegas. That is the combat that Inoue’s co-promoter, Bob Arum, has mentioned occurring for the U.S.
Picasso: Undefeated, Untested
Picasso (31-0-1, 17 KOs) is unbeaten however hasn’t fought anybody close to the extent of Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs). This match will probably have an analogous final result as Naya’s current title protection in opposition to untested Ye Joon Kim. Boxing followers need to see Inoue step it up in opposition to high quality opposition with energy and a shot at beating him, like Rafael Espinoza, Murodjon Akhmadaliev, and Bruce Carrington.
Nonetheless, Naoya doesn’t seem curious about rocking the boat and ruining the scenario that he has going for him. Why would Inoue need to combat harmful opposition when he’s acquired fighters like Picasso and Kim he can simply beat to maintain bringing within the dough?
Arum is probably going relying on the Mexican Picasso being about to tug followers in from Southern California and Arizona to see this match. That’s not real looking. He’s not well-known sufficient to attract, and Inoue has no following within the States as a result of he’s solely fought there thrice in mismatches.
Time for Actual Competitors
If Inoue goes to combat within the U.S., he must face somebody who has an opportunity of beating him that followers will need to watch. They’re not going to be enthusiastic about seeing him combat the inexperienced finesse-level fighter, Picasso. They need to see if Inoue is for actual by throwing him in with the 6’1″ stork, Rafael Espinoza, to see if he can deal with the peak of this man.
“#InouePicasso targets June 14 in Las Vegas,” mentioned Salvador Rodriguez on X a couple of combat between undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and Alan Picasso.
Picasso, 24, not too long ago defeated Yehison Cuello, Diego Alberto Ruiz, Azat Hovhannisyan, Erik Ruiz, and Damien Vazquez. Of these, Hovhannisyan is essentially the most notable, however he wasn’t younger—he was 36 when Picasso fought him.
