As we gear up for this weekend’s 72-hour boxing feast, it’s possible the best is being saved for last.
On Sunday night in Las Vegas, Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) makes his grand return to the United States, defending his undisputed super bantamweight crown against challenger Ramon Cardenas (26-1, 14 KOs) inside the T-Mobile Arena.
The 32-year-old Inoue, Uncrowned's No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, owns an unblemished record as a professional. His 13 years in the paid ranks have accumulated world championships in four weight classes and his name has been rooted alongside Terence Crawford’s and Oleksandr Usyk’s as boxing's best for a number of years.