Commentator Tim Bradley was impressed by the unquestionable champion of Super Bantamweight Nayya Inoue returned to win after he was knocked down in the second round by Ramon Cardenas (26-2, 14 Kos) on Sunday evening at T-Mobile Arena at Las Vegas.
Inoue (30-0, 27 KO) assured that another gigantic left from Challenger Cardenas was not hit, like the one who dropped him. The Japanese Inoue star finally wore it at speed, impact combination and volume to get a technical knockout from the eighth round.
Savior weekend
Bradley warns that 31 -year -old Inoue cannot be hit as he did against Cardenas, if he moves to a featherweight and follows the titles in this division. Time says that the 126 pounds fighters hit more and more complex for miniature and -ue.
Inoue has already said that he would stay at the age of 122 as long as he could earn on weight. It will probably be for the rest of his career, because there is no problem with weight management.
“That’s what we want. We want to have fun. It was definitely fun,” said commentator Tim Bradley Fight Hub tv About the fight of Nayy Inoue from Ramon Cardenas last Sunday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “I thought it was a solid performance.”
Inoue’s fight with Cardenas brought fans a drama, which they missed after watching two gloomy events last Friday in Recent York and Saturday in Riyadh. Master Inoue and WBO Feather Wweight Rafael Espinosis saved the weekend with the fights.
A warning about featherweight
“You can’t be hit with these arrows, antique,” said Bradley about dropping Cardenas in the second round. “You can’t be hit with these arrows and pass it up. Seriously, especially against this caliber. This guy [Cardenas] He is a real guy. That’s the 10 best guys. Has been identified. He can fight. Has the power to hit in both hands. “
The way Nayy fought in the first round did not know how perilous Puncher Cardenas was. Letko lacked Inoue with some swings at home with his left, and it could be said that he would catch the “monster” Inoue sooner or later and put him on board. In the second round it happened, but Nayy could get up and survive the rest of the round.
“The way he was able to get up, I will give him a loan. He got up,” said Bradley about Nayy. “He did the same as with it [Luis] Nerd [after being dropped by him last year]. He crashed this guy and was able to pull him out. “
Punch Cardenas, who dropped Inoue, was much more complex than the one who postponed him last year. Cardenas hit him with his left, which landed neat. What made it destructive is that he did not see the coming blow.
“However, you [Inoue] You want to go to 126 and you want to try to dominate this division, “Bradley said, warning Inoue from moving to a featherweight. “There are several lions theretoo. Guys who can take your things. Remember that he is a little guy up. It’s complex for him. Today’s guy was as if he didn’t really hit so challenging with single blows. “
We saw one of the Lviv on Undercard, a featherweight master of WBO Rafael Espinosis, who would be a pure nightmare for Inoue if he moves to 126 and looks at his direction at the title of world champion. It is doubtful that Inoue is crazy enough to take part in the 6’1 ″ espinoz because he would know that this guy is too gigantic.
Who wins
“It was a more cumulative effect,” said Bradley about Inoue. “It was more combinations and the speed with which it hits you. It’s frustrating. It is burning quickly, it is right and it is on the point. It is challenging to deal with it. However, you saw where there are moments when you can operate Inoue. You must get to know them,” said Bradley.
Cardenas used one of these moments in the second round to knock him down. However, he failed to catch Inoue with a similar blow to the end of the fight. It’s his fault because he was withdrawing to the ropes too often to have a chance to win.
“You must have film studies, get to know them and recognize. A great finish,” said Bradley about Inoue. “It’s different. It’s a beast. Inoue, after this performance? I don’t think there is a pound for a pound [#1]. I think Usyk is a pound for a pound #1. I think Crawford is behind him and I think Inoue is #3. Fantastic night. My god, [Rafael] Espinosis and Inoue saved the weekend. “
Even at the Film Study about Inoue it will be complex to beat him, unless you are a great espinosis as Rafael or you have power. There is no one aged 122 or 126 who has enough pop to do more than what Cardenas did. The main problems that he would stick to the feathers are the size of the fighters, and in the case of espinosis, the impact of the volume.
Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.
Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.
Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.
Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.
Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.
“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”
Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through.
Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 25, 2026
The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.
Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.
Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.
‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.
One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.
“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.
“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.
“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.
“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”
The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.
Anthony Joshua had to overcome a major scare in his battle against Kristian Prenga.
The two fighters went head to head in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that most fans expected to be a straightforward win for Joshua in order to set up the showdown with long-term rival and fellow former world champion Tyson Fury later this year.
Those plans nearly went up in smoke though, as ‘AJ’ was dropped twice in the first round, before managing to recover and land a big knockdown of his own in the second round that Prenga was unable to recover from to hand the British star the stoppage win.
After nearly suffering the shock defeat, Joshua revealed during his post-fight interview exactly what he made of Prenga’s power, admitting that with more experience, the Albanian could go on to become a serious threat in boxing.
“He’s a strong guy. Eddie Hearn wants to sign him now. He’s going to do well. He’s got a bright future. I’m a serious fighter and I know what I’m doing. Maybe with a bit more experience he’ll be better.
“He’s strong, durable, he showed me a good test. This is what we do. We get knocked down and stand up and keep going.”
Attention is now set to turn to the long-awaited fight between Fury and Joshua later this year, with ‘The Gypsy King’ also having been successful in his warm-up bout on Friday by claiming a seventh round retirement win over Mariusz Wach.
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