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Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas: Preview, Betting Odds & Fight Card

Originally posted on Fights Around The World
By Abraham Gonzalez | Last updated Apr 28, 2025 3:47 PM ET

“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

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