Riyadh Season 2025 announces The Night of the Samurai
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If there’s one thing Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh in particular, does well, it’s the fight nights. After hosting several sold-out fight cards, our lovely capital is getting yet another iconic fight. That’s right. Riyadh Season 2025‘s The Night of the Samurai is set to happen very soon.
Happening on Saturday December 27, the fight night will see all-star Japanese fighters take on stars from all over the world. The best part? The fight card is already out.
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The main card will see Naoya Inoue, one of only three male boxers in history to become the undisputed champion in two weight classes, take on Mexico’s Alan Picasso, who currently holds the WBC Silver super-bantamweight championship. Next on the fight card, we’ll see unified flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji fight against Willibaldo Garcia, who recently won the International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight title.
Next up, we’ve got Junto Nakatani vs Sebastian Hernandez, Taiga Imanaga vs Armando Martinez. On the undercard that evening, we’ll be seeing Reito Tustumi and Hayato Tsutumi vs James Dickens.
The fight will be happening at the Mohammed Abdo Arena, and tickets are yet to be revealed
Location: Mohammed Abdo Arena
Images: Getty
Other Riyadh Season 2025 events to look forward to
Riyadh Comedy Festival
Get ready for the biggest lols (and I mean get. ready.). Some of the biggest names in comedy today are set to grace the Riyadh stage very soon, and we honestly can’t wait. The Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 is happening this September. Happening from Friday September 26 to Thursday October 9, the Riyadh Comedy Festival will be taking over the open-air Boulevard City (perfect, considering the roar of laughter that will follow). Read more here.
Location: Boulevard City
Dates: September 26 to October 9
