“The Monster” and undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) is taking over the strip in Las Vegas, NV, on Sunday night for a title defense streaming live on ESPN.
The 32-year-old Inoue from Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, will be fighting for the first time since the third-round destruction of Michael Dasmarinas in June 2021. His opponent is the tough veteran Ramon Cardenas (26-1, 14 KOs), who is coming off a unanimous decision over Bryan Acosta in February. The Top Rank card will begin after ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball with Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the Atlanta Braves.
With Inoue being an enormous betting favorite, can Cardenas pull off the biggest upset in recent years, or will we see another demo job by Inoue on a massive stage in front of millions?
Naoya Inoue vs Ramon Cardenas Betting Odds
Per DraftKings SportsBook, Naoya Inoue is the favorite at -5000, and Ramon Cardenas is the underdog at +1500.
Naoya Inoue: TKO/KO -1000; Decision +600
Draw: +2500
Ramon Cardenas: TKO/KO +2500; Decision +3500
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Naoya Inoue vs Ramon Cardenas Date, Start Time
- Date: Sunday, May 4
- Start time: 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What Channel/Stream Is Naoya Inoue vs Ramon Cardenas?
- U.S.: ESPN, ESPN+ & ESPN Deportes
- UK: Sky Sports
I asked the undisputed super batamweight champion @naoyainoue_410 why he called out Junto Nakatani at the awards dinner. Here is what he told @FightsATW . #InoueCardenas@trboxing #Naoyainoue pic.twitter.com/JJh3gMcf9f
— Abraham Gonzalez (@abeG718) April 23, 2025
Naoya Inoue vs Ramon Cardenas Fight Card
- Naoya Inoue vs Ramon Cardenas; For Inoue’s WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super bantamweight titles
- Rafael Espinoza vs Edward Vazquez; For Espinoza’s WBO featherweight title
- Rohan Polanco vs Fabian Maidana; Welterweight
- Emiliano Vargas vs Juan Leon; Super lightweight
- Art Barrera Jr vs Juan Carlos Guerra; Super welterweight
- Mikito Nakano vs Pedro Marquez; Featherweight
- Ra’eese Aleem vs Rudy Garcia; Featherweight
- Patrick O’Connor vs Marcus Smith; Cruiserweight
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