- 7/6/2025
Naoya Inoue Vs Ramon Cardenas
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00:00Spectacular night here in Las
00:03Vegas and a great reception for
00:07now in a way all week long it
00:10has been nearly four years since
00:13the monster has returned to the
00:14states and he does so as one of
00:17the greats of all time as a
00:19four division world champion as
00:20an undisputed world champion in
00:23two weight classes and now
00:25Ramon Cardenas takes on that
00:28challenge the san antonio based
00:30veteran who is stepping up to 12
00:33round status for the first time
00:36ranked in the top 10 of three of
00:38the organizations
00:58being in the top 10 of the
01:00year has been hit by it the top 10
01:03of the year is one of the most
01:04important things that the game
01:05gates open at the stage right now
01:06and the ball came up to the top 10
01:07of the year has been hit and this
01:08was the first time we've had to
01:10leave a football team for the
01:11pitchers.
01:11Ramon Cardenas makes his way to
01:13the game and the pitchers base
01:15back on the ball here is the
01:16pitchers.
01:17Real fast and the pitchers will
01:19be right is the pitchers.
01:20Ramon Cardenas makes his way to
01:21the game and the pitchers will
01:22get it done to the pitchers to
01:24Ramon Cardenas makes his way to the ring for the biggest moment of his
01:31professional career at 29 years old. Mark Kriegel detailed the story of his
01:39inspiration of what he's fighting for his original trainer having passed away
01:44the man who taught him the fight game he wants to return home to Texas with all
01:50four of these belts and lay them on his gravestone
02:02a massive underdog taking on a massive challenge
02:20We love you in New Orleans!
02:30We love you in New Orleans!
02:34now you're in a way first one the light flyweight title in just his sixth his
03:03sixth pro fight back in 2014 he was only 20 years old he made one defense that
03:12moved up he won a junior Bantamweight World Championship in his eighth fight
03:19he made seven defenses then the sky was the limit for a Bantamweight title his
03:26third division conquered he went on to great fame to awards to global success to
03:36the pound-for-pound list and now a four-division world champion undisputed
03:43in two divisions the pound-for-pound great the monster here to defend all his
03:52belts on a Sunday night in Vegas
04:01for the official introduction here's Jimmy Lennon Jr.
04:08ladies and gentlemen we welcome you to the main event of the evening
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05:35from ringside from New York Max DeLuca from Oklahoma David Sutherland and from New
05:41Jersey Steve Weisfeld and introducing to you our third man to the ring the referee in
05:47charge of the action Thomas Taylor all right fans here we go twelve rounds of
05:57boxing for the WBA WBO IBF and WBC undisputed 122 pound championship of the world and now ladies and
06:09gentlemen in attendance and boxing fans joining us around the world live from Las Vegas it's time for
06:19the main event of the evening introducing to you first the challenger on my left fighting out of
06:32the blue corner presented in association with pro box and Samson boxing wearing black trunks with
06:38silver trim fighting out of the beautiful city of San Antonio Texas by way of his heritage of Monterrey
06:46Nuevo León Mexico he weighed in at 121.8 pounds with a record of 26 wins and one defeat he has 14 wins
06:57coming by way of knockout tonight he is making his first attempt at a world title ladies and gentlemen
07:04please welcome the battle ready challenger and world ranked contender introducing Ramon Dinamita
07:13and his opponent across the ring the defending world champion really needing no introduction the
07:27world over fighting out of the red corner wearing white trunks with gray trim hailing from Zama Kanagawa Japan
07:36he weighed in at 121.9 pounds he is undefeated in his campaign 29 wins no losses 26 wins coming by way of
07:49knockout here is boxing superstar and pound for pound great the acclaimed four division world champion
07:57ladies and gentlemen please welcome the undefeated reigning and defending
08:03undisputed junior featherweight champion of the world introducing
08:09Naoya the monster
08:13Inoue
08:15Once again the referee in charge is Thomas Taylor now to give instruction Thomas Taylor his 34th world title fight
08:29Come on this side
08:31Come on this side
08:33Come on this side all right let coach know over here everything from the gray letters up is going to be good
08:37Everything from the white letters up here is going to be good all right gentlemen you've got my instructions in the back
08:43Protect yourselves at all times listen to my commands touch them up
08:47Back to your corner gentlemen
08:49Joe Tessitore and Tim Bradley on the call with you ringside for the undisputed junior featherweight championship of the world
08:55Timmy we were watching closely the eyes of both men but specifically Ramon Cardenas his first world title fight
09:03What did you see?
09:05You ready?
09:07Timmy timid no doubt about it however I mean test the first thing Cardenas has to do is he has to feel like he belonged in the ring
09:13Exactly
09:15That's what that's the first thing and he has to feel that he believes that he can win
09:19What does that translate to in the ring?
09:23What does he have to do in the ring to gain that confidence that he should be on this stage against this monster?
09:29Well, he got a land he got to land some offense against in a way he has to feel that hey
09:33I have the boxing skills to be able to compete with them
09:36It's gonna all do be be done by success test how much success he has in these first few rounds
09:47Wait measure it with the jab tripling it up goes on the attack with a three punch combination. Yeah, not a nice high tight guard from
09:53Hardiness by the way the jab for in a way Timmy
09:56seven point six per round
09:58That's number three among all elite
10:02championship level fighters
10:04He understands the sweet science one and he understands the game that a once I get if I get my jab working everything else is gonna fall in line
10:12The power shots he's able to set up off that jab
10:16That's just boxing one-on-one test
10:18That's just boxing one-on-one test
10:20Mmm
10:22Beautiful one-two right there nice jab
10:24Splitting the guard of in a way good timing right now from
10:28finding us that's what he's going out a jab of his own he's gonna have to depend on timing nice
10:33To the inside and that's in a way didn't throw the right hand behind it
10:37No, but the jab right now is finding his way home good timing again from finding this
10:42Beating in a way to the punch a lot quicker than in a way probably thought or imagined
10:48Thus far from carniness with that jab
10:51Of course when it comes to speed generating power there are a few like now you in a way
10:58From jab steady work in this first round with it from the monster
11:02Good counter attempt right there from carniness
11:11It's locked by the right hand of in a way. Yes, it was. However, I still like that. Hey listen throw it
11:22He's looking for that counter he's looking for in a way. He's trying to time him on his way in
11:26He's looking to throw a left hook over the top of the right hand of in a way
11:36Very consistent here this final minute
11:39With that lead hand popping that jab time and again
11:46First world title challenge in the career of san antonio's ramon cardinus
11:50Here his corner and watch that distance
11:59We come to the end of round number one the right hand back in the states the undisputed junior featherweight world championship fight
12:07We're gonna take a short break and be back live in vegas
12:20Okay, I want you to be smart
12:22Okay, you're staying so straight
12:25When you see that fucking one to eight stay low with a good defense up here
12:30Hey, change next round next round. I take the water
12:33Okay, I got that one
12:39Oh, part of the day
12:42My show to me
12:44Okay, and when he comes one to eight fucking shoot out that book body or head
12:52I don't give a fuck where okay
12:54You good?
12:55Okay, let me add this
12:55Okay, let me add this
12:56I want you to go
12:57I want you to go
12:57I want you to go
12:57I want you to go
12:59I want you to go
12:59I want you to go
13:03Let's go guys
13:05Anyway
13:06Two
13:08Ramon
13:09Two
13:09Number two
13:12Say about it
13:13It is 12 14 p.m. Monday afternoon in Tokyo
13:18Where the country sits back and watches this action in prime time here in vegas
13:23Where naoya in a way the undisputed champion through 30 jabs in that first round
13:27Here's the right hand
13:27Yeah, that's a vertical jab with the thumb faced up towards the ceiling coming behind blinding him with that jab and coming right with that right hand
13:35You're gonna see more of that
13:37Moving forward however in a way right now again
13:40The problem right now that cutting is making is he's standing right in front of in a way
13:44You know, he got to make in a way pick up his feet a little bit
13:48Like that support coming inside and get away covers up defensively exactly
13:53But it's gonna cover up you got to let the hands go and he at least did exactly
13:57So that's two things two things test you got to think about when you before you get in mid-range or your opposition
14:04Actually getting them in range before you either you're gonna punch or you better have something
14:10In your back pocket meaning defense to offense
14:14And right now party that's just sitting right there in front not doing much on the offensive side
14:18And that is a recipe for disaster goes to the body with the right hand backs it up with the left hand does cardness
14:37From cardness
14:41Anyway comes back trying to sweep that right hand to the body and it goes to a combination that finishes with the left hand upstairs
14:46Cardness
14:50Cardness have the high he's a high guard. He's staying tight with his guard as well
14:55see a little
14:57Little blood right there coming from the nose of any way
15:00Not sure where that blood is coming from
15:04Just off the mark with that right hand cardiness anyway just turned away from that full right hand from cardness
15:10The upset-seeking american
15:15top of the head
15:21See carding this now he's making anyway trying to pick up his feet and starting to bring that pressure
15:26Starting to bring that pressure towards in the way talked about how do you gain confidence?
15:29This is how you gain confidence
15:32Absolutely
15:33But here comes anyway anyway likes this type of fight test he does we don't like the right hand a little bit of blood coming from the nose
15:39You're right timmy
15:41He don't like to be pushed back not at all but cardiness. I think he found a little secret
15:47In a ways great at mid-range great on the outside as well, but inside
15:51Does he have the skill to compete against carding?
15:55I'm just trying to turn over that sweeping left foot
15:57There's a way with him against the
15:58Oh! Oh! Oh! The monster's down! The monster's down! There it is!
16:02Cardness catches him! My oh my! Yep! What a shocker here in round two!
16:12Can you believe what you just saw? Yep!
16:16There are books in the desert that has him as a hundred to one underdog and he just put in a way down
16:35Second round, right? Yeah, yeah, second round
16:37Come on, come on, come on, come on
16:39Short, short, short, short
16:41Inside, inside
16:43Lock your stuff
16:45Then you go ahead and hit the top
16:46If you can hit the top, you can hit the top, you can hit the top, you can hit the top, you can hit the top
16:51Okay, then he's going to throw with the
16:53As soon as you see a body shot, throw punches
16:57He's coming with a lot of power
16:59In a way right now
17:00Had Cardness along the ropes, putting the combinations together
17:03However, left himself exposed
17:05Dropped that right hand
17:06Guess what? Cardness took a little small little angle
17:09Change his position
17:11In a way followed him out
17:12Didn't see that left hook coming
17:14Boom, set him down
17:16In a way has been down two times in his career
17:19It happened in the first round against Lewis Neri
17:21It happened, you know the thriller against Donaire when he was cut over the right eye
17:25How does he react?
17:32Comes out on the attack
17:35Yep
17:36A knockdown scored in round two
17:40By Cardness
17:41Yep, Cardness
17:41The San Antonio base
17:43Upset seeking
17:44Ramon Cardness
17:46Stay right here, stay right here
17:47Let's see
17:48All right, we got an accident on the headbutt
17:50No cut
17:51Come here
17:51Guys
17:52Stop, stop, stop
17:53Watch those heads, all right?
17:55Go
17:57No cut on the accidental clash
17:58It's a sweeping right hand
18:00From the monster
18:03The monster needs to be defensively responsible after he punches
18:07Cardness right now
18:08What he's doing
18:09He's waiting on a mistake
18:10He's waiting on in a way to get greedy
18:13And he knows that opposite hand
18:15That catch and shoot is available for him
18:17He's looking for that hold
18:19I'm telling you
18:20Tim, I give you credit for what you broke down
18:22Just before this main event in your lab segment
18:25When you talked about that opposite hand
18:28When you talked about it being down
18:29Boy, he went for it there
18:31I'm looking at time and sweep that left hook again
18:33And it's in a way probes with the jab
18:37Goes to the body showing levels now
18:40And Cardness comes forward inching ahead
18:49Downscored in round two by Cardness
18:55And Cardness is staying real tight behind that defense as well
19:00In a way he's having a hard time really penetrating that
19:03That high guard he really is it's tight
19:05Three punch combination
19:06Tried to split the guard with the right hand
19:08Came back with the left to finish
19:23Right hand to the body
19:24Cut a little bit of the flank and a little bit of the elbow
19:27Yep any time and then another thing that Cardness is doing is is any time
19:30He sees
19:32I'm telling you man
19:33I told you he knows how to punch in between
19:35But any time he sees Inoue going to the high guard
19:38It's a problem
19:39A little bit with the left hand again
19:41That's another issue
19:42He doubles up the right hand
19:51Right hand from the monster
19:53Inoue comes forward on the attack
19:55He is sitting on that left hand with that hook all night long
20:01He has come to make magic and try to shock the world
20:05As Inoue willing down to the inside
20:08Oh my
20:09Man we're going to take a short break when we come back we'll show you the knockdown again
20:15What do we have here in vegas tonight
20:24I'm going to take a short break
20:32It's just a little swelling
20:40You can break them down if you just put pressure on them
20:41Give them water
20:43Get on the shell and walk them down
20:45But when you're inside or the body and then uppercuts
20:48But when you're inside go to the body and then uppercuts
20:48Body and uppercuts
20:49I need you to start touching the body a little more
20:50I need to start touching the body a little more
20:51You should be careful
20:52My body, my body, I can cover my arms, so on the left, I'm turning the Verfügung.
21:01I'm always gonna raise my arms when I'm moving.
21:07Let's go back to Tim Bradley's lab that he showed all of us pre-fight.
21:11This is what Timmy was explaining the flaw defensively with Naoyi Inouye,
21:17and it showed up in the second round, Tim.
21:19You explained this pre-match.
21:21You see any resemblance right there?
21:23Same exact shot right there.
21:26Left hook on the inside.
21:28The undisputed champion was floored in the second round.
21:31The upset-seeking Ramon Cardenas,
21:34who at the beginning of this fight,
21:37in a way was a minus 6,500 favorite.
21:41Minus 6,500.
21:43The current odds on ESPN bet.
21:46He's minus 400.
21:48Bernardo.
21:49I just spoke with Joel Diaz, and he says,
21:52look, I asked Ramon to pressure more and dig to the body,
21:56and he told me, coach, he doesn't crack.
21:59And I said, yes, he does crack.
22:00Just stay confident, but don't make mistakes.
22:06He said he doesn't crack,
22:08and that's the first indication right there.
22:10Again, he's mentally in this fight test.
22:13That's what I'm talking about.
22:14He mentally believes that he can take in a way shot,
22:17so he's here to endure whatever it takes
22:19to be able to get off his offense test.
22:22I'm telling you, he's looking for that counter test.
22:26That last round, he was just a little bit off the mark.
22:29If Inouye slows down a bit and gets laxed on his defense,
22:32it's going to be night-night test.
22:33Timmy, before this fight, I turned to you and said,
22:37just answer this question real simple.
22:39We got a minus 6,500 favorite in a pound-for-pound elite.
22:45Does Cardenas have a puncher's chance?
22:47You didn't even hesitate.
22:48You said yes and a little more.
22:49He has what, you know what he has?
22:54Again, IQ, he's a well-rounded fighter,
22:59but he has dynamite in both hands.
23:01He has good timing.
23:02I saw that on film.
23:03Great timing, and he knows how to punch in between shots.
23:06And with what happened in the second round
23:11when he floored Inouye,
23:12he just keeps bubbling up with confidence.
23:16So score punches like that.
23:17Inouye, though, timing it.
23:18Now Inouye on the attack with a combination.
23:26Inouye's trying to, again, penetrate that defense.
23:29Doubles up the left hand upstairs
23:30and then downstairs to the body.
23:32It's beautiful work by Inouye, no doubt about it,
23:34but he's got to be responsible defensively.
23:38Has to be.
23:40Oh!
23:41He caught him.
23:43Wide sweeping, and he made him pay.
23:45And now he goes to the body.
23:46Then goes upstairs.
23:47Back to the body.
23:48And Cardenas fires with return.
23:51Good right hand from Inouye.
23:53And now the accuracy is showing up.
23:59And the desire to have fights like this.
24:02Big route for Inouye.
24:04Oh, he's turning it on.
24:07Cardenas is covering up,
24:09and the monster is showing what he's about.
24:18You'll be able to see the corners
24:20while we take this commercial break.
24:22It's a great fight.
24:23Who is suffering?
24:32How are you feeling?
24:32Good.
24:33I'm going to shoot the hook.
24:47How are you feeling?
24:49Good?
24:50Good.
24:51I want you to keep it.
24:52I want you to keep it.
24:57Also, try not to miss because if you go through, he'll catch you.
25:00That could be a mistake.
25:02He can catch you on the way out with a bad punch.
25:05Okay?
25:06Hey, why aren't you fucking doing this, this, this, this?
25:10Why are you staying there?
25:12Good.
25:25When we were preparing all week to call this fight, there were moments where I didn't think I'd be tossing it over to Mark Kriegel to even get a scorecard at the end of four.
25:37the end of four mark how do you have it 38 37 ramon cardinus one thing that anyway told me this
25:46week was what he learned from the nary knockdown no doubt cardinus believes in himself but that
25:52knockdown taught in a way something knockdown tonight happens in the second round anyway now
26:00is totally aware of what cardinus is using he understands that he's he's punching right after
26:06he's punching and punching with him with the left hook so what he's doing is now he's just pulling
26:10he's like okay i'm gonna get my offense off but i know you're gonna shoot right afterwards so i'm
26:15gonna pull my body back out of range and then i'm gonna come back with some offense that's what you're
26:19seeing in a minor adjustment from anyway earlier tonight just the second time in the career of in
26:26a way that he has been knocked down we saw the odd swing way in the favor the other way as cardinus
26:32was showing his stuff remember in a way minus 6500 favorite at the start of the night but after
26:40that last round when he came back back up to minus 1300 that shows you the entertainment value you're
26:47getting here with this undisputed world championship fight but look at the last round in a way bounces
26:54back and look awesome it was 29 out of 80 throw
27:01again in a way walking that tight line right there beautiful slip counter right there from
27:18cardinus counter right hand overhand right now in a way again he loves that rope i'm telling you that
27:25tight line he gets close to the fire he's trying not to get burned but gosh i'm telling you cardinus
27:31is right off the mark i mean man a few more inches with that shot he's gonna be able to land i'm
27:36telling you cardinus is digging in and when he fires he brings it but what he needs to do is he
27:44needs to take the level down go to the shoulder or step in one little half a step forward when he
27:50throws that left hook and he will catch it away it was the left hook that did the damage in the
27:57second round cardinus has landed 23 power punches to this point there's a combination with the right
28:02hand split the garden down the left hand going to the body from the monster and it has an 82 to 47
28:09connect advantage to this point
28:11connect advantage to this point there's a combination with the right hand and cardinus
28:16fires back to the body fires back to the body he's got such heart in there
28:23if you're gonna move your head like that lean forward i understand
28:51i don't want you to lean back i want you to stay on the shelf when you drop the shelf i need to stay far
29:14behind and move your head side to side and step in okay wake up boy hey so you're gonna catch him
29:19now you in a way has often said that he wants to make fights that people enjoy well everybody is
29:41wildly entertained with what we are seeing tonight and give credit for a moment cardinus for delivering
29:47with power we're here in round number six in a way has a 91 to 53 connect advantage but he has been
29:57ford for just the second time in his career
30:01test this is the first fight that i've seen him in a way where his power is not
30:07hasn't transitioned well test at once for 122 i mean shot that just landed there
30:14look he's hitting him with everything and cardinus already told joel that he's like hey he don't have
30:19power he's used to fighting bigger guys cardinus in a way came in from the lower weight classes but
30:25this is the first time me actually seeing a guy stand directly in front of him and say i don't fear
30:30you referencing joel diaz the veteran trainer of ramon cardinus who of course timmy was with you for so
30:37many years absolutely back to the body with that probing jab from the monster
30:52catches him on the inside with a right hand underneath that attack to the body
30:58now you got to keep in mind that cardinus this is first 12 rounded yes exactly first world title
31:03fight in the career of cardinus and something that is critical when he heard him with that
31:08here goes the monster and he's got a lot of time to work with varying attack to the head to the body
31:16cardinus is in that neutral corner and a strafing attack he's in a whole lot of trouble now oh he
31:23heard him with that body shot too left hand to the body comes in from in away
31:27can cardinus survive this last minute brown six cardinus sitting on the left hook test he's sitting
31:36on it he's waiting he's waiting he's behind the explosive right hook that did damage earlier
31:40but in a way unrelenting now cardinus gives an angle turns things around and he comes swinging out
31:50in a way said he loves the war he loves these type of fights oh what a great round we've got here
31:57the heart and grit of cardinus the elite offensive attack of in a way oh right hand and then a body
32:07shot link body shot right left hand swept across the belt line and cardinus has to gather himself now
32:14short left uppercut just missed with the right comes back with the left attack after attack to the body
32:20look at this punishment
32:24final seconds of round six this is the way it's supposed to look
32:32he's different tess he's different man oh man is that great stuff
32:41it's
32:51it's
32:53let's take you to where we've arrived the highlights unbelievable through six rounds
33:07it has been a throw it absolutely has both guys made the second round right here oh my gosh
33:13landing that left hook beautiful that's a signature left hook from cardenas right there
33:19cardenas feels that hey i can take his punching power no doubt i can sit in front of this monster
33:25however as the rounds continue as cardenas continues to take these punches over and over
33:32whether they're landing cleanly or not that takes a lot out of you but you saw in that last round
33:38anyway going forward he understands now what cardenas is trying to do and now he's taking
33:45that away from him now what we got to see is what cardenas have planned moving forward in that
33:50sixth round now you're in a way through 90 punches landed 48 but look at this 33 of them were power
33:58punches in the last round 33 power punches landed in the last round by in a way
34:03you see in a way keep pulling away from that left hook he sees it he has it down now
34:15let's check in with bernardo in the corner of ramon cardenas they do not want in a way having the
34:24momentum they want godliness to go forward and attack and pressure because that's when he had success
34:29earlier on absolutely now i mean look when you have a line like in a way and he's pushing you
34:37back he knows the end is near and he's going forward oh in a way getting caught right there
34:43standing straight up oh that was kill shot right there attempt from in a way
34:48san antonio base ramon cardenas giving everything he possibly can but finding out
34:59there's leather offensive levels to this game
35:02and when you go against in a way oh oh the level is different he broke his back test
35:08look at this attack here halfway through round seven did you see how he crumbled along the road
35:15right there sends him back with that left hand to the side
35:21the body shots have been effective but then the right hands sneak in as well
35:27comes up and around with the left hook upstairs
35:28all he needs is a little bit of separation yet look at carnage still stand right in the kitchen look at the
35:41fighting carnage putting a fire on in a way digging with body shots don't you just love the heart
35:48right uppercut on the inside
36:04shoulder to shoulder separation with the right hand and that sends cardenas back a few steps
36:11shots and another right hand oh but he knocks him down a right hand scores the knockdown
36:26final seconds of round seven can he get to the bell or will the monster strike
36:41so
36:44he can't get that one shot that's all you have to be careful about
37:04you need to go for it wait i'm giving you one more round why because i see that you're slowing down
37:10i need you to show me that you can beat this guy by walking him down when you walk him down look
37:15okay but then you stop in a way the end is near he knows and he smells it that's what lions do right
37:23here he does it differently you see the four right hands right there cardenas pith in the corner
37:29here in a way making sure that he seals the the deal seals the deal excuse me with these combinations
37:40right here and trying to close this match joel diaz in the corner of ramon cardenas says i'm giving you
37:47one more round cardenas said why he says because you're slowing down he's also taking immense punishment
37:53101 power punches absorbed through seven rounds
37:59in a way made the adjustments see that's a high boxing iq he got hit with that shot
38:10now he's very aware of it now test and cardenas has yet to land that same shot again that he
38:17landed in the second round body shot right hand he's in trouble again here in this eighth round it's all
38:30great
38:47when you watch the fight game you should be in all of what you're seeing saying how are they taking that
38:57how are they giving that and how awesome is it that's what this undisputed world championship fight
39:04was that's what it's supposed to look like and it delivered they traded knockdowns they gave everything
39:13they could a massive underdog showed fire and grip an all-time great proved himself and a massive crowd
39:23in vegas loved every single second of it take us through it timmy oh my gosh what a finish by noya in
39:33a way again when he knows he has his man hurt when he can feel that he's not given any kind of resistance
39:40he goes in for the kill at this point it was just a matter of time anyway knows it he felt it before he
39:47even stepped out during the round again too much firepower i don't care he doesn't care hell yeah you
39:56drop me however guess what i'm going to drop and stop you as well this is what greatness look like test
40:04this is what greatness look like this is what the pound for pound fighters in the game supposed to be
40:09doing let's give it up for kindness for giving us i mean for giving us a fight i mean truly he showed
40:18up not for a paycheck yes his first world title fight in against the monster and we said early on you
40:27looked at his eyes and you just question it but if he could get something early and gain confidence and
40:34that's exactly what happened let's make it official with jimmy lennon jr
40:43ladies and gentlemen we have the time 45 seconds in round number eight a referee stops the contest he
40:51is the winner by way of technical knockout and still the undefeated undisputed junior featherweight champion
41:01of the world he's now 30 and 0 with 27 knockouts and we will hear from him when we come back
41:29it was an outstanding night here in vegas and naoya inouye just won by tko again bernardo
41:40with a monster naoya inouye naoya in our fighter meetings i asked you when you were happiest in the
41:48ring and you said when i'm in a bra what did you think about how happy you were tonight
41:53i think watching the fight tonight everybody's very much aware that i like to brawl thank you very
42:17much nobu now that round when he landed that left hook and he dropped you what was your thinking at
42:24that point i was very surprised but i was able to calmly put myself together what were the adjustments
42:43you made to avoid that left hook the rest of the fight and now he didn't look cool atterna you
42:48need to choose what do you go to sarimashita car well it's around me all day
42:53an oma bimyo ni kuri ga anachose dekana tomotan this kido mani and me they might just do
42:59zega at the day most and me got a zettany more any in the first round i thought i had a pretty good
43:06distance but in the second round it kind of uh got a little loose and then from thereafter i made sure i
43:11didn't take that punch again you landed 49 of your power punches 108 of 220 what was that like in
43:20terms of him being able to take so many shots until the finish my power punch oh 49 percent at the
43:26demuskiridomo aridake i think a punch oh you know what i don't want you master
43:32well odd boy is he's really far apart but i knew he was tough but you know boxing is not that easy
43:53when you look at the future we had some interested observers tonight shuju carrington the number one
43:59contender we had the featherweight champion rafael espinoza who had a great victory before you
44:05what do you want next kennington to car i know feather q no sense you know i know she i know
44:11espinoza to come to master you know it's you are that it was that i thought it was
44:16to give a cut to me more john are they thought that i must uh next september mj all right first fight in
44:25america in four years what did you think because last time we saw you we were in the bubble alone
44:30what about the crowd they were supportive and great and i hope i was able to entertain them
44:48this weekend you were supposed to be the last and you turned out to be the best because canelo
44:54fought last night we had the fight in new york what message did the monster send to boxing
45:00conchino a mechino she ain't consumer says which is a sign of the each one best of the show
45:05in a new master killer mo do you must
45:07maano kino to do it all i know she know some people are in a skid mo an obok
45:12that each one more yeah go to a dick and then got to focus
45:16yes i saw the fight the two fights before and i think this was the most uh exciting fight
45:22arigato thank you very much the monster now yeah in a way
45:28what an ovation and an ovation deserved for both men
45:32ramon cardinus was so game as well we're going to have the state of boxing coming up on espnf
45:38sports center is coming up after the break as the chance echo throughout a jam-packed t-mobile arena
45:46in a way in a way he's 30 and 0 with 27 knockouts in an absolute thriller he wins by eighth round
45:57tko for mark kriegel the hall of famer tim bradley bernardo osuna i'm joe tessitore enjoy the rest of
46:03your night sports center is coming up after the break and you can join us on the state of boxing
46:07on the app for all the reaction analysis what a night in vegas
46:19to the state of boxing beautiful action tonight inside the t-mobile arena here in las vegas nevada
46:37in just moments naoya anyway is going to be giving away t-shirts to the fans but right now
46:42i have the warrior ramon cardenas with me here ramon you came in here and you were a
46:50decided underdog very few people thought you could do what you did tonight talk to me about how you
46:57feel i feel good you know first things first i want to thank my manager my promoter my team you
47:02know i just want to thank the people behind me more than anything and uh other than that i feel good you
47:06know the fight was was a tough fight i said it all camp i said it all every interview he's he's he's
47:12pound for pound one of the greatest fighters on the planet and uh you know i just wanted to give
47:16uh the the fans a fan a fight worth uh watching in that second round when you were able to drop them
47:22with that counter left hook what went through your mind uh what went through my mind was just to keep
47:27working because i i knew he was going to come back and i knew he was going to come back stronger and uh
47:32for me we just keep the same game plan you keep working keep walking him down it looked like in the
47:36seventh round he landed a big shot to your ribs was there any moment there that he hurt you
47:41no no no it wasn't it wasn't so much the power man you know uh honestly you know it wasn't so much
47:47the power it was more the overwhelmingness of him throwing six seven eight punches at a time and
47:52that's that's mainly what it was it was you know he he has a solid punch but nothing where i was uh
47:57scared of and in terms of what you think about yourself now because you're able to compete with the
48:04pound for pound great like naoya inoue i mean it just goes to show man that uh uh uh i just want to put
48:11boxing box to what it was the best fighting the best you know i want to thank my my promoter more
48:15than anything because he has a he has an eye for talent man and my manager as well and they gave me
48:19this opportunity and i didn't want to let them down win lose the draw i had said it all all interviews
48:23win lose the draw i'm gonna come out here and i'm gonna give it my all and i'm gonna show people that
48:27that boxing's back look this was a weekend where this was an afterthought people thought he was going to
48:32come in and blow you out after what we saw from canelo after what we saw in new york city and now you see
48:38naoya inoue handing you a t-shirt as a mem as a memento from this fight what did you and naoya inoue do
48:46for boxing tonight uh what did you and naoya inoue do for boxing tonight we set the stage we set the
48:54stage for for uh everybody else we we set the tempo in a sense of now next fights that come have to show
49:02out because what we did tonight was was legendary man you know for the both of us what we did tonight it
49:07was legendary and that's what it was tonight you were in against the monster i can't wait to see
49:12what you can do against a regular human being i just i just want to give a big shout out to all
49:16the fans that came out tonight and i want to give a big shout out to all the fans that came out tonight
49:18and that is how you go out in vegas what a great night yes what a great fight
49:34what a great moment two warriors and fans that you don't see this often in the sport
49:40the fans are still here nobody is there are some people leaving their seat but people are just standing
49:45and taking it in and talking to each other and cheering there's still random cheers that are
49:50bursting out i think what i sense what i feel is gratitude yes that's exactly it the fans just want to
49:59breathe it in and cheer these guys out on a weekend on a weekend that was supposed to be like in a way
50:05it was an afterthought yeah he stole the weekend he really did but he did it because of that guy
50:11ramon cardinus and because cardinus was able to believe in himself he said he had to be perfect
50:19there's his rocky moment by the way he there's his he may have more rocky moments test that's it that's
50:25rocky one right i gotta be perfect for 36 minutes guess what he wasn't nobody's perfect but he's
50:31pretty damn good you know what you're saying they're yearning for more they want more in a way
50:38this is what i've been talking about test about having anyway come to america
50:43and take it over he has everything needed to take here take over america for sure that's why
50:50if he has the financing i mean look he can fight in japan and make you know i understand that i wanted
50:58something he told me during the week that stayed with me because we hadn't spoken a while i said hey
51:03i want to ask you about getting knocked down early against luis nary a couple in 2023 he said that was
51:11one of my finest moments i learned from that what it was like to be knocked down early i think he was hurt
51:17more this time than he was against nary but to be embarrassed to all of a sudden go down in a big
51:23arena with a lot of fans which i dealt with it and he dealt with something that was more extraordinary
51:30some years before with donair but he likes the ball yeah because it brings out he said the best but he
51:37brings out the best in him and the stuff that you can't forget the stuff that stays with you the reason
51:42why these people are staying i remember reading something about queen elizabeth and what she said she
51:49said we must be seen to be believed tonight we saw in a way here in america for the fourth time
52:02i want to ask the fans at home do not now do you believe do they not believe before look
52:08fighting at odd hours in in the morning i mean that's one thing seeing a a a a a social media
52:17reel of a knockout that happened early in the morning that's another thing but actually being
52:21here present and witnessing them here in america something different something different
52:2911 consecutive world title fights by knockout 11 consecutive world title fights by knockout now 30
52:39you know with 27 knockouts uh bernardo he turned to you and he just simply said i'd like to brawl
52:45look it it reminded me of someone who bears their soul in our fighter meetings and then goes and does it
52:53because a lot of times they're lying to us or they're lying to themselves yeah he was so honest when
52:58i asked him that question and we were all surprised in there because we expected a different answer and
53:03then to go out there and put on the type of performance he put on tonight to get up off the
53:08canvas and to really make those adjustments because tim you were so right about your assessment of
53:13what his weakness was but then we saw the same strength that he showed against uh
53:18uh gris panterita nary and i think the adjustments he made yep and once he went downhill that was
53:25what joel diaz feared and he knew that and he told me here's the knockdown coming up in round two
53:31that's the same shot that nary landed the same exact punch that i want to i want to pause and give you
53:37credit for that your lab work pre-ballot was as good as an analyst can be in television you literally
53:46showed a piece a clip of film and said this is what he does wrong and this can happen tonight look
53:52the same that is as good a work of a tv analyst as i've ever seen thank you test that i'm gonna let
53:59y'all know there's a lot more there's a lot more however however i got lucky tonight i'm not gonna
54:05lie you didn't get lucky you didn't get lucky and it happened and when he turned it on in rounds six
54:11seven and eight and in a way landed 64 of 117 power punches 55 of his power punches over the last three
54:22rounds over the last three rounds he landed 64 power punches so so we've seen him knock guys out with
54:29one single punch however the combinations that he throws with the speed the power and the accuracy
54:37listening to cardinus explain that at the end it was overwhelming he was like it's too much one
54:43it's too much to deal one thing i'm not quite sure about what cardinus said that oh you know it wasn't
54:49his power it was the volume which was like something that you hear from someone who has just fought
54:54lombachenko in his right however you know that those words in those last rounds you saw him pin his left
55:02arm by his side and that sucker did not leave and it opened him up for the eventual knockout which is
55:08a right hand upstairs because that that hand was like tucked right by his rib cage
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