What a way to end 2025: In Japan.

The Ring's December issue, featuring Japanese superstars Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani, is on digital (Cover art by from Wolfgang LeBlanc).

Victories Dec. 27 at The Ring V event sets up a 2026 showdown that'll have the world's attention.

Inoue has declared he's the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world (The Ring lists him as No. 3). A win over Nakatani could very well vault him to the top.

You can find your copy on newsstands starting Dec. 3, including at local Barnes & Noble. Plan to pick up your copy here.

Here’s what to expect in the latest issue of The Ring:

By Corey Erdman: With its talent pool at an all-time high and a blockbuster rivalry on the horizon, Japan will be the start at Ring V in Riyadh

By Tom Gray: Naoki Fukuda is both a master of his craft and a lifelong fan of the sport he photographs

By Joseph Santoliquito: With Max Kellerman back in the broadcaster seat with Inside The Ring, boxing has regained one of its most enthusiastic voices

By Michael Rosenthal: Australian star Jai Opetaia is the world's leading 200-pounder, but securing unification bouts continues to be a source of real frustration

By Mike Silver: A new bipartisan bill aims to reform the business of professional boxing and clean up a tarnished sport — will it work?

By Nigel Collins: Mike Tyson: The Legacy of Cus D'Amato

By Don Stradley: Sugar Ray Robinson's third fight against Bobo Olson is an enduring testament to the greatness of boxing's most hallowed hero