Naoya Inoue Murodjon Akhmadaliev fight prediction, start time, date, odds, where to watch, preview, picks
This weekend boxing titles will be dominated by the fight on Saturday between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence Crawford. But there is another elite book for book in action during the weekend when Naoya Inoue defends her undisputed junior championship against featherweights against Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
Akhmadaliev (14-1, 11 KB) has long been considered one of the most intriguing challengers in Inoue and was online as the only compulsory challenger available in Inoue via WBA. Part of the momentum of Akhmadaliev was interrupted in April 2023, when he lost a shared decision against Marlon Tapals, losing junior WBA and IBF featherweight titles in the process.
Since the defeat against tapals, Akhmadaliev has shook a trio of TKO victories on the opposition of mid -level.
Inoue (30-0, 27 ko) is a very different beast from that of men that Khmadaliev recently defeated. Inoue is a demolition ball with enormous power that has regularly climbed the book for book, where it is now in place n ° 1 for many.
Despite her skills and power, Inoue found himself in dangerous places in recent fights. In May 2024, Inoue underwent the first Knockdown of his career when he was caught by Luis Nery in the first round of their fight. After victories in simple stop on TJ Doheny and Kim Ye-Joon, Inoue found himself again to climb the canvas when Ramon Cardenas caught him with a clean blow.
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Inoue was able to recover and stop Nerry and Cardenas, but it appeared that a clear vulnerability had been discovered in Inoue’s game while the two men landed left-handed for their knockdowns. It is a blow that Akhmadaliev will certainly seek Sunday.
Inoue will also seek to avoid a performance of disappointment because its next two fights already seem to be traced.
Turki Alashikh said that Inoue would face the compulsory WBC champion Alan Picasso, in December. And a Japanese megafight at the beginning of 2026 appeared in the cards after the unified rooster weight champion Junto Nakatani canceled his titles in order to go up a division and continue a fight with Inoue.
Let’s take a closer look at the latest ratings that Sportsbooks published for this fight before going to a prediction and an expert choice on the main event.
Inoue against Akhmadaliev Fight Card, dimensions
- Naoya Inoue (C) -1430 against Murodjon Akhmadaliev +750, unitét featherweight title
- Yoshiki Takei (C) -590 against Christian Medina +380, WBO Coq weight title
- Ryusei Matsumoto -910 against Yuni Takada +550, minimum weight
- Yudai Murakami vs Taiga Imanaga, light
- Ei go against shunpei ohata, light junior weight
Rating via tractors
Where to watch Inoue against Akhmadaliev
Date: September 14 | Start time: 4 h he (main card)
Location: IG Arena – Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Flow: High -ranking Facebook
Prediction
Akhmadaliev is a good fighter, but he doesn’t really bring much to the table which should disturb Inoue in a serious way. Again, the same thing could be said about Nery and Cardenas, and these two fighters managed to drop Inoue with serious blows. Inoue should not neglect anyone after these two fights and it is unlikely to neglect what Khmadaliev brings to the table.
However, Inoue is stronger, faster and more powerful than Akhmadaliev. Inoue is an expert and gives back his thunderous punches at home and he is much better than tapal, who managed to lead Akhmadaliev. Inoue should win this one – he is a favorite -1430 for a reason – and it really comes down to the speed with which he manages to end things. Pick: Naoya Inoue via tko5
