Naoya Inoue saved the boxing weekend with a thrilling comeback over Ramon Cardenas to defend his undisputed super bantamweight titles after an early knockdown in Las Vegas.

Fabian Maidana has a famous sibling. Older brother Marcos Maidana had a 10-year career, claimed titles of varying significance in two weight classes and finished his run with a pair of scraps with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Along the way, he was known and respected for his grittiness and will to win.

Naoye Inoue rose from the canvas to add another vicious knockout to his climax reel, overpowering Ramon Cardenas in the eighth round of a wild super bantamweight bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.