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 ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS – Marco Antonio Barrera considers Naoya Inoue “pretty close to invincible” – but wants to see him fight Rafael Espinoza next. The Mexican icon is in Las Vegas to support Espinoza ...

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.

But Arum is every bit as effective at promoting fighters as Inoue is at stopping them; he will also know that Inoue is subtly declining, that his 6ft 1ins featherweight Rafael Espinoza might prove ...

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.

The co-main event is another title bout. WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs) of Mexico goes against Edward Vazquez (17-2, 4 KOs) of Fort Worth, Texas.

Updated: May 4, 2025 / 11:23 PM CDT Rafael Espinoza hits Edward Vazquez in a featherweight title boxing match Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) W.G. RAMIREZ, Associated Press ...

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 ...