Naoya Inoue vs Ramon Cardenas Weigh-In
NAOYA Inoue and Ramon Cardenas could barely be split at the weigh-in for their multi-belt clash in the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday. The undefeated, undisputed super-bantamweight king and four-weight world champion weighed in at 121.9lbs, while his opponent came in slightly below at 121.8lbs.
Inoue, 32, currently boasts a flawless 29-0 (26 KOs) record and can barely remember coming in for a fight where a world title wasn’t on the line. Cardenas, 29, is 26-1 (14 KOs) and challenging for his first world belt.
Admitting that the event felt very different from his previous visits to Las Vegas, Inoue is revelling in the Cinco de Mayo experience. However, he remains the epitome of a man who likes to do his talking in the ring, giving little away at the post-weight table talk.
“Basically, I just want to get stronger, that’s the feeling I have,” he replied to former two-time victim Nonito Donaire, who had joined the punditry squad.
“As my final target, I think featherweight is where I want my final challenge.”
Full weights for the Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas card
12 rounds – super-bantamweight
Naoya Inoue 121.9lbs
Ramon Cardenas 121.8lbs
12 rounds – featherweight
Rafael Espinoza 125.4lbs
Edward Vazquez 125.6lbs
10 rounds – welterweight
Rohan Polanco 146.2lbs
Fabian Maidana 146lbs
8 rounds – super-lightweight
Emiliano Fernando Vargas 138.7lbs
Juan Leon 139.9lbs
10 rounds – featherweight
Mikito Nakano 125.9lbs
Pedro Marquez 126lbs
6 rounds – super-welterweight
Art Barrera Jr 152.7lbs
Juan Carlos Guerra Jr 153.7lbs
10 rounds – featherweight
Ra’eese Aleem 125.6lbs
Rudy Garcia 125.3lbs
4 rounds – cruiserweight
Patrick O’Connor 196.1lbs
Marcus Smith 188lbs
