Ramon Cardenas (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional boxer who has competed in the super bantamweight division since 2015. He challenged for the undisputed world super-bantamweight title in 2025.
Professional career Cardenas made his professional debut against Jonathan Hernandez on July 25, 2015. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.
Ramon Cardenas faced Rafael Pedroza at the Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas on September 15, 2023. Cardenas won the fight by KO in the second round.
On April 24, 2024, Cardenas faced Jesus Ramirez Rubio for the vacant WBA Continental North America super bantamweight title. Cardenas won the fight by KO in the 9th round.
On March 12, 2025, it was announced that Cardenas would challenge undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue on May 4, 2025 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cardenas lost the fight by technical knockout in the eighth round. In the second round, he managed to score a knockdown, but was dropped himself in the seventh. At the time of stoppage, Cardenas was behind on all three judges scorecards, having lost every round except the second.
Cardenas got back to winning ways in his next fight with a fifth round knockout of Erik Robles Ayala at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 18, 2025.
He defeated Leonardo Carrillo via split decision at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, on August 29, 2026. Two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 98–92 and 96–94 in his favour, while the third had it a 97–93 for his opponent.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes30Win28–2Leonardo CarrilloSD10 Aug 29, 202629Win27–2Erik Robles AyalaKO5 (10), Dec 18, 202528Loss26–2Naoya InoueTKO8 (12), May 4, 202527Win26–1Bryan AcostaUD10Feb 8, 202526Win25–1Jesus Ramirez RubioKO9 (10), Apr 24, 202425Win24–1Israel Rodriguez PicazoRTD6 (10), Feb 16, 202424Win23–1Rafael PedrozaKO2 (10), Sep 15, 202323Win22–1Rodrigo Guerrero2 (6), May 26, 202322Win21–1Michell BanquezUD10Jul 9, 202221Win20–1Marvin SolanoTKO3 (10), Aug 14, 202120Win19–1Angel Antonio ContrerasSD8Feb 20, 202119Win18–1Eduardo MartinezUD6Nov 30, 201918Win17–1Ryan Lee Allen6Mar 24, 201917Win16–1Ramsey LunaUD10Oct 27, 201816Win15–1Juan Carlos GuillenTKO6 (8), Jun 23, 201815Win14–1Nestor RobledoTKO4 (10), Nov 28, 201714Win13–1Gabino HernandezUD6Sep 26, 201713Loss12–1Danny Flores10Apr 25, 201712Win12–0Victor RosasUD6Mar 4, 201711Win11–0Luis Vara CarrilloTKO1 (8), Feb 10, 201710Win10–0Eliud Montoya GonzalezTKO3 (6), Nov 29, 20169Win9–0Miguel Angel Rodriguez LaraTKO2 (6), Oct 25, 20168Win8–0Ivan Najera CorderoUD6Sep 13, 20167Win7–0Luis Araujo RamirezTKO3 (6),Jun 28, 20166Win6–0Jose Maria Olivares2 (6), May 31, 20165Win5–0Isau DuenezUD4May 28, 20164Win4–0Lavale WilsonKO1 (4), Jan 16, 20163Win3–0Jamie HernandezUD4Oct 6, 20152Win2–0Porfirio Arellano4Aug 8, 20151Win1–0Jonathan Hernandez1 (4), Jul 25, 2015
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