Overview
- Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed junior featherweight championship with an eighth-round TKO against Ramon Cardenas at T-Mobile Arena.
- Cardenas shocked fans by knocking Inoue down in the second round, marking only the second knockdown of the champion's career.
- Inoue regained control in the later rounds, using precise combinations to dominate and force the referee to stop the fight early in the eighth.
- The event, part of a Cinco de Mayo boxing weekend, also featured Rafael Espinoza retaining his WBO featherweight title with a seventh-round TKO of Edward Vazquez.
- Inoue is now preparing for a mandatory title defense against Murodjon Akhmadaliev, expected to take place in September.