Japanese icon Naoya Inoue will defend his world 122-pound championship against Ramon Cardenas on Sunday, May 4th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Inoue-Cardenas and the WBO featherweight title bout between reigning champion Rafael Espinoza and Edward Vazquez will headline a championship doubleheader that will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The Inoue-Cardenas card is scheduled to air immediately following the Sunday Night Baseball game between Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. Undercard bouts will be announced soon and stream live and exclusively on ESPN+.

 

“This is a tremendous platform for Inoue to perform, as he and the incomparable Ohtani are two of Japan’s most decorated athletes,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “This promises to be a special event at T-Mobile Arena and for boxing fans watching on ESPN.” Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Ohashi Promotion, Teiken Promotions, and Sampson Boxing, tickets are on sale now via AXS.com.