Welcome to the live results update for Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) vs. Ramon Cardenas (26-1, 14 KOs)!
Their fight headlines a Top Rank card – done in association with Ohashi Promotion, Teiken Promotions, and Sampson Boxing – at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Fight fans in the United States can catch the action live on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. Those in Japan can do so with Prime Video while TSN and Sky Sports will be the broadcasters in Canada and the United Kingdom respectively.
Be sure to check below as we recap each fight as the evening progresses.
Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas Live Results Update
Undercard Results
Rohan Polanco (16-0, 10 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Fabián Maidana (24-4, 18 KOs). Scores for this 10-round welterweight bout were 100-89 across the board. In the tenth, Maidana was knocked down by a right hand to the midsection.
Emiliano Vargas (14-0, 12 KOs) won via second round technical knockout against Juan León (11-3-1, 2 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round super lightweight contest was 1:40. León was first dropped in the second from a one-two followed by a left hook to the head. Not long after, Vargas landed a right hook followed by a left uppercut which sent his opponent down once again. The fight was immediately waved off after that.
Mikito Nakano (13-0, 12 KOs) won via fourth round technical knockout against Pedro Márquez (16-2, 10 KOs). The official time of stoppage for their 10-round featherweight fight was 1:58. Márquez was first knocked down in the second from a straight left hand to the face. Not long after, he went down for a second time. In round three, Márquez went down from a left uppercut. Nakano scored two more knockdowns in the fourth. The first was from a straight left and a right hook to the body. After Márquez was dropped for the fifth time by a right hook to the body, the fight was immediately waved off.
Art Barrera Jr. (9-0, 7 KOs) won via sixth round technical knockout against Juan Carlos Guerra Jr. (6-2-1, 2 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this six-round super welterweight clash was 1:15. The referee put an end to proceedings after Guerra was taking a lot of punishment without defending himself.
Ra’eese Aleem (22-1, 12 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Rudy Garcia (13-2-1, 2 KOs). Scores for their 10-round featherweight bout were 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
