Naoya Inoue will take part in his first fight in the Unites States in four years later TONIGHT (Sun., May 4, 2025) as he puts his undisputed WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super bantamweight titles on the line against Ramon Cardenas inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Inoue is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the game, earning his way near the top thanks to a mint 29-0 record with 26 knockouts. “Monster” in a national star, spending the majority of his career fighting in Japan. Now, he plans to bring his talents stateside once more in the hopes of securing another stellar knockout performance.
As for Cardenas, he is WBA’s No. 1 ranked fighter and boasts a record of 26-1 with 14 knockouts. Cardenas has the opportunity of a lifetime to pull off one of the biggest upsets the sport has ever seen (bigger than this one).
The Inoue vs. Cardenas main card starting at 10 p.m. ET, with ring walks for the main event are expected to begin around 11:30 p.m. ET.
Start Time
- Sunday, May 4th inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- ESPN+/Disney+ undercard begins at 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT
- ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ main card starts at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
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Full Inoue vs Cardenas Fight Card
121 lbs.: Naoya Inoue (c) vs. Ramon Cardenas for undisputed super bantamweight titles
125 lbs.: Rafael Espinoza (c) vs. Edward Vazquez for WBO featherweight title
147 lbs.: Rohan Polanco vs. Fabian Maidana
140 lbs.: Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Juan Leon
126 lbs.: Mikito Nakano vs. Pedro Marquez
154 lbs.; Art Barrera Jr. vs. Juan Carlos Guerra Jr.
126 lbs.: Raeese Aleem vs. Rudy Garcia
195 lbs.: Patrick O’Connor vs. Marcus Smith
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