Takuma Inoue and Liborio Solis face off in Tokyo on Saturday night - early morning for UK and US viewers - for the vacant WBA bantamweight strap.
Inoue last appeared in the ring in the same Tokyo venue, against Jake Bornea to win by stoppage in December last year.
Last year, Solis fought in Venezuela to defeat Luis Carrillo in November 2022
Here's everything you need to know about Inoue vs. Solis.
When is Inoue vs. Solis? Date, start time
- Date: Saturday, April 8
- Start time: 8 a.m. BST / 3 a.m. ET
- Fight ringwalks (approx): 10 a.m. GMT / 5 a.m.ET
The event is set to get underway at 9 a.m. GMT / 4 a.m. ET with the Inoue vs. Solis ringwalks scheduled for 10 a.m. GMT / 5 a.m.ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Inoue vs. Solis?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: TBA
Fans in the U.S. will be able to watch the event on ESPN+ (click here for more information). A UK broadcaster has not been announced at the time of writing.
Where is Inoue vs. Solis?
The fight takes place at the Aeriake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo in Japan.
Takuma Inoue record and bio
- Nationality: Japanese
- Date of birth: December 26, 1995
- Height: 5' 4.5"
- Reach: 64"
- Total fights: 18
- Record: 20-17-1 (12 KOs)
Liborio Solis record and bio
- Nationality: Venezuelan
- Date of birth: March 21, 1982
- Height: 5' 4"
- Reach: N/A
- Total fights: 5
- Record: 5-0 (3 KOs)
Inoue vs. Solis full card
- Tenshin Nasukawa vs.Yuki Yonaha; Junior featherweight
- Kenshiro Teraji vs. Anthony Olascuaga; For Teraji’s WBC and WBA junior flyweight title
- Takuma Inoue vs. Liborio Solis; For the vacant WBA bantamweight title
- Reiya Abe vs. Kiko Martinez; IBF featherweight title eliminator
- Jin Sasaki vs. Keita Obara; Welterweight