Benavidez, Inoue Headline ‘Monster’ Cinco De Mayo Weekend
The 2026 Cinco de Mayo boxing weekend features four major title fights headlined by Naoya Inoue defending his super bantamweight belts against Junto Nakatani in Tokyo and David Benavidez challenging Gilberto Ramirez in a cruiserweight showdown in Las Vegas. Inoue aims to retain his undisputed status in a historic all-Japanese main event, while Benavidez moves up in weight for one of the biggest fights of his career. Co-main events include Takuma Inoue versus Kazuto Ioka and Armando Resendiz defending against Jaime Munguia. The weekend continues a tradition of marquee fights on Cinco de Mayo, even without Canelo Alvarez in action.
- ▪Naoya Inoue defends his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring Super Bantamweight titles against undefeated Junto Nakatani at the Tokyo Dome.
- ▪The Inoue vs. Nakatani fight is considered the biggest in Japanese boxing history and is a sellout event.
- ▪David Benavidez moves up to cruiserweight to challenge WBA (Super) and WBO champion Gilberto Ramirez in Las Vegas.
- ▪Takuma Inoue faces four-division champion Kazuto Ioka for the WBC Bantamweight title on the same Tokyo card.
- ▪Armando Resendiz defends his WBA Super Middleweight title against former champion Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas.
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