Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas | Sky Sports - 4 May 2025

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[joshj909]

Looks like a good fight but Inoue needs to be facing the bigger names. His past few opponents haven't been of the level of the few before them. Next up has to be Nakatani, Casimero or MJ. The likes of Goodman, Picasso and Mercado are arriving nearer the top as well but you'd think Inoue might move up one final division before having to face all them too.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Looks like a good fight but Inoue needs to be facing the bigger names. His past few opponents haven't been of the level of the few before them. Next up has to be Nakatani, Casimero or MJ. The likes of Goodman, Picasso and Mercado are arriving nearer the top as well but you'd think Inoue might move up one final division before having to face all them too.

His next bout is confirmed. MJ in September.

[JamesPhilips]

Looks like a good fight but Inoue needs to be facing the bigger names. His past few opponents haven't been of the level of the few before them. Next up has to be Nakatani, Casimero or MJ. The likes of Goodman, Picasso and Mercado are arriving nearer the top as well but you'd think Inoue might move up one final division before having to face all them too.

His next bout is confirmed. MJ in September.

Who is MJ? I’m being thick….

[handsofstone]

Caught up with Espinoza/Vazquez, Espinoza is a beast, tall and lanky but so comfortable in the pocket, Vazquez looked tiny and has a mountain to climb, he gave it a right go, bobbin and weaving trying to get the hooks in, had a bit of success early but Espinoza beat him at range and up close, his jab was immense but its the way he can land them long uppercuts and body shots that really broke Vazquez down, nearly had him going in the 4th and a few more times after, he was just battering him, it all got too much in the 7th Espinoza was pounding him to the body and was teeing off his head in the corner when the ref came in

[Ruthless-RKO]

Looks like a good fight but Inoue needs to be facing the bigger names. His past few opponents haven't been of the level of the few before them. Next up has to be Nakatani, Casimero or MJ. The likes of Goodman, Picasso and Mercado are arriving nearer the top as well but you'd think Inoue might move up one final division before having to face all them too.

His next bout is confirmed. MJ in September.

Who is MJ? I’m being thick….

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[joshj909]

Looks like a good fight but Inoue needs to be facing the bigger names. His past few opponents haven't been of the level of the few before them. Next up has to be Nakatani, Casimero or MJ. The likes of Goodman, Picasso and Mercado are arriving nearer the top as well but you'd think Inoue might move up one final division before having to face all them too.

His next bout is confirmed. MJ in September.

Good news

[SeanBrennan]

Watched this this morning. So good to watch. He never falls apart when he gets hurt.

I’d love to see him in with Ball

[THEBUTCH]

Inoue has it all !

Give Cardenas his dues He tonked Nayoa good & proper in the 2nd round.

Of course, we've seen a number of times now that having success against Inoue comes at a heavy price.

Inoue's onslaught was unstoppable and the referee probably timed the stoppage about right before serious damage was inflicted.

[forcefraser]

Now that was a fight. Refreshing after the dross we'd been served the previous two nights

[gregregegg]

Inoue is soooo good, and has such a pleasant to watch style, and is around the divisions with little weight jumps that it makes me want to see him fight everyone…. And to be fair he has been keeping active by today’s standards.

MJ is next. And great fight.

Nick ball or Espinoza at featherweight would be epic (incredibly differ by tasks but both very intreging) but I’d stall on them one more fight because I think bellow first (just cause inoue likes fighting Tokyo done NYE and I think bellow is nicer for that specifically)

Nakatani at 118/122 seems like an epic domestic tussle for Tokyo NYE…

Bam Rodriguez, chocolatio, Estrada (needs a comeback win first) are all still great fights at 118

And at 122 casemero, Goodman and Picasso are decent (I believe one do them needs a stand out win to really show they are worthy, but Mabey they are just aiming for mandos and being decent stay busys in the division)

I just want him to fight everyone. Proper generational talent, few more boxes to tick in his last couple prime years and solidify it. (It still frustrates me that he missed a belt at 112lb haha)

I still find myself wondering is there a weight that can make inoue vs tank or inoue vs Loma possible… but I don’t think there is.

[margaret thatcher]

i wanna see ball vs espinoza for the hilarious height difference