Benavidez, Inoue Headline ‘Monster’ Cinco De Mayo Weekend
Cinco de Mayo weekend will feature major boxing events headlined by Naoya Inoue and David Benavidez. Inoue will defend multiple titles against undefeated Junto Nakatani in a sold-out Tokyo Dome. Meanwhile, Benavidez will challenge Gilberto Ramirez in a significant Cruiserweight bout in Las Vegas.
- ▪Naoya Inoue is defending his WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring Super Bantamweight titles against Junto Nakatani.
- ▪The fight is taking place at the Tokyo Dome, which has a capacity of over 55,000 and is sold out.
- ▪David Benavidez is moving up to Cruiserweight to face Gilberto Ramirez, the current WBA and WBO champion.
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