Naoya Inoue (c) def. Ramon Cardenas via TKO for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super bantamweight titles (0:45 into round eight) Rafael Espinoza (c) def. Edward Vazquez via TKO for the WBO ...

WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza from Mexico hopes to face unified champion Naoya Inoue from Japan in the junior ...

The co-main event saw Mexico’s Rafael Espinoza (27-0, 23 KOs) retain his WBO featherweight belt with a TKO of Edward Vazquez (17-3) at 1:47 of the seventh round.

Naoya Inoue enters his first stateside fight since 2021 as a massive, -5000 favorite to win, while Ramon Cardenas is a +1500 underdog. The over/under is set at 5.5 rounds.

Gordon and Cooney brought up a couple other names at featherweight — titleholders Angelo Leo and Rafael Espinoza — as well as the undisputed 122lbs champion Naoya Inoue, someone Carrington has ...

Espinoza, 31, spoke before he stopped Vazquez in seven rounds of his hopes to one day fight Inoue, who is expected to move to featherweight in the coming months.

Ahead of the fight, Espinoza, Vasquez and Bob Arum have all reacted to the confirmation of the co-feature bout. Rafael Espinoza vs Edward Vasquez Set for Co-Feature Slot on May 4 Card ...

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

Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs), who was knocked down in the second round, played the aggressor much of the fight by using precision and power to carve his way through Cardenas (26-2), frequently sending the ...