Naoya Inoue got up from just the 2nd knockdown of his pro career to win an all-action thriller in an ESPN main event from Las Vegas, Nevada. Ramon Cardenas showed a sturdy chin, a tenacious heart ...

Inoue opened the fight with confidence by landing several shots. Ramon Cardenas hits Naoya Inoue in a junior featherweight title boxing match Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP/John Locher ...

Inoue, fighting in Las Vegas for the first time in four years, was ahead by identical scores of 68-63 on all three judges' scorecards at the time of stoppage.

On May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Naoya Inoue survived a second-round knockdown to eventually overwhelm and stop the tough American Ramon Cardenas in the eighth round.

Naoya Inoue survives early knockdown to stop Ramon Cardenas in eighth round, retain undisputed title 'The Monster' got caught with a brutal shot before unleashing some nasty punches of his own ...

Donaire was present at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena when Inoue and Cardenas contested the undisputed junior-featherweight title in what is certain to be considered one of the fights of the year.

Ramon Cardenas, left, and Naoya Inoue after a junior featherweight title boxing match Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ...

There is growing interest in Inoue around the world and in the US – there is considerably more marketing material surrounding Sunday’s fight on the Vegas strip than there was for that between ...

Naoya Inoue (right) and Ramon Cardenas saved the boxing weekend with their brilliance at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images) ...

In the main event of Sunday's Top Rank Boxing card, Inoue remained undefeated and retained his undisputed junior featherweight championship with an eighth-round TKO win against Ramon Cardenas in a ...

Inoue is now 30-0-0 with 27 knockout wins, and one might argue that unlike many superstars, he gives the fans entertaining fights whenever he's in action. Inoue is also aiming to move up in weight ...