Official: Inoue vs. Cardenas Fight Date Confirmed

Top Rank has officially announced the date for the next fight of undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs). The Japanese sensation will return to the ring on May 4.

His opponent will be Ramon Cardenas (26-1, 14 KOs), with the fight set to take place in Las Vegas.

Cardenas has knocked out four of his last five opponents and hasn’t lost since 2017. This will mark Inoue’s first fight in the United States since 2021. In his previous two bouts on American soil, Inoue won both by stoppage.