"Inoue saves 5 De Mayo" - Oscar De La Hoya, Shakur Stevenson, and others react as Naoya Inoue overcomes early scare to knock out Ramon Cardenas

Naoya Inoue's recent win against Ramon Cardenas has stirred the world of boxing. As such, it drew reactions from fans and a number of prominent personalities in the community.

After almost four years away, 'The Monster' returned to the United States for a boxing match. In his bout against Cardenas, Inoue risked his undisputed status in the junior featherweight division.

Despite facing adversities and tough challenges from Cardenas, the Japanese boxer successfully defended his titles with an eight-round TKO victory.

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Many fight fans and netizens quickly shared their reactions to Inoue's impressive victory. Additionally, Oscar De La Hoya, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, praised the Japanese boxer by writing:

"Inoue saves 5 De Mayo!!!!"

Meanwhile, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson had mixed reactions on the fight as he wrote:

"Bad stoppage.. Great fight tho!!"

Others commented:

"One of the greatest fighters in the world, not a bad stoppage imo!"

"That guy is amazing what a fighter and Monster indeed congrats @naoyainoue_410 pound for pound greatness I just witnessed. 🥊🥊🔥🔥"

"He is truly the monster. He overcame adversity and his finished his opponent."

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Fans' reaction to Naoya Inoue's recent victory. [Screenshots courtesy: @espn on X]

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Naoya Inoue shares his thoughts on the early knockdown

Naoya Inoue is regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers of this modern era. 'The Monster' once again proved his durability by returning from an early knockout scarce against Ramon Cardenas.

During the post-fight interview, Inoue reflected on what was going through his mind when he took an early knockdown, saying:

"I was very surprised, but I was able to calmly put myself together... In the first round, I thought I had a pretty good distance. But, in the second round it kind of, got a little loose. And then, from thereafter, I made sure I didn't take that punch again."

Check out Naoya Inoue's comments via translator below (0:55):