Ramon Cardenas, who managed to drop Naoya Inoue in their 2025 bout, has shared his thoughts on this weekend’s historic showdown with Junto Nakatani.

Inoue has been dropped twice over the course of his outstanding 32-fight career, but rose to win in emphatic fashion on both occasions to remain undefeated. This weekend, he takes on what should be his most difficult challenge yet in a fascinating scrap with fellow Japanese pound-for-pound star, Junto Nakatani.

A three-division champion, Nakatani has been somewhat in the shadows of Inoue, in hot pursuit of a clash with his countryman, which he has now finally secured.

Speaking to Ring Magazine, Cardenas, who lost to Inoue last year and has sparred a total of 99 rounds with Nakatani, explained that, for the latter to pull off the upset, he must use his range.

“When the going gets tough, Junto still sticks with the game plan, even if it may be difficult. For Junto to win this fight, he needs to use his reach to do what he wants that night. He can’t let Inoue control the pace.

“And with Junto’s length, it could be hard to get into range. Junto is very good at using his range. When I fought Inoue, I said going in that I had to be perfect for 36 minutes. But for Junto, I feel that it could be a 50-50 fight.”

However, the Texan added that Nakatani may have more difficulty landing the overhand that he and Luis Nery did in Inoue’s two career knockdowns, due to the adjustments made by the debatable pound-for-pound king.

“It’s going to be difficult for Junto to drop Inoue with the overhand left the same way Luis Nery and I did because Inoue is expecting it, one hundred percent.

“You can tell that Inoue has worked on neutralising the left hand connecting on him ever since fighting me. I’ll bet you anything they are constantly drilling to keep the right hand tucked to the chin to not let the left hand get through.

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“Whoever makes the first big mistake is going to pay. I don’t know if it will be a knockout or not in this fight, on either side, because they both know how to adjust.

“If Hernandez couldn’t knock out Junto, I don’t think Inoue can necessarily do it either. I see both guys imposing their dominance.”

‘Dinamita’ refused to offer a prediction for the contest, but finished off by giving credit to both men for accepting such a difficult fight and setting an example for their fellow boxing superstars.

“I’ll keep who I actually think will win to myself. The best answer I can give is that boxing will win. This is the kind of fight that boxing needs – the top guys, the best fighting the best. Other people should take note. It’s not about being undefeated; that’s bogus.”

Inoue-Nakatani takes place on Saturday, May 2 at the Tokyo Dome.

Tyson Fury could take another fight before meeting fellow British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua later this year, according to promoter Frank Warren.

Fury and Joshua have already agreed to fight in what is expected to be one of the biggest boxing events of the year.

However, Joshua must first face Albanian boxer Kristian Prenga in a warm-up fight on 25 July in Saudi Arabia.

Warren warned that the much-anticipated Fury vs Joshua fight could be cancelled if Joshua loses.

“If he loses to this guy, it kills the fight,” Warren told BBC Sport.

The Queensberry Promotions boss also revealed that Fury is expected to earn the biggest purse of his career against Joshua, higher than the reported £80 million he made from fighting Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.

Fury recently returned to the ring after 15 months away, beating Arslanbek Makhmudov on points in London on 11 April.

Warren explained that Fury wants to stay active and may take another bout before facing Joshua, with the showdown likely to happen in late October at the earliest.

“Tyson wants to keep busy. He likes being in the gym because it helps him mentally and physically,” Warren said.

Warren also suggested that the loser of the Fury-Joshua fight could retire from boxing, while Fury may still want another fight with Usyk in the future.

Although Saudi Arabia is backing the fight financially, Warren said he would prefer the event to take place at Wembley Stadium.

“That is where fans want to see the fight. Wembley is the national stadium and it makes sense to hold it there,” he added.

Former driver and Sky Sports F1 presenter Martin Brundle has said that Lewis Hamilton is capable of winning an eighth world championship title, which no driver has ever secured before. He says this confidently after witnessing Ferrari’s performance in the first three rounds of the 2026 season and noticing how Hamilton likes this car under the sport’s new regulations.

Hamilton lost out on his eighth world championship title in 2021 in a tight battle with Max Verstappen, which lasted until the last lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi. While Verstappen’s victory was reportedly controversial in nature, Hamilton’s championship count paused at seven, equaling F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s record.

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However, the cars in F1’s ground effect era from 2022 to 2025 did not suit Hamilton’s driving style to the extent that he struggled to win races, let alone win a championship. Now, with new cars this year that feature a 50-50 split between internal combustion and electric power, they definitely seem to work well for the Briton, as he secured his first podium finish with Ferrari last month, securing a P3 in China.

This is also because Ferrari developed a competitive car this season, just enough to secure a podium, but not enough to win a race because Mercedes dominated all three races.

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Brundle, who has witnessed Hamilton through his highs and lows, revealed that he is capable of winning another championship if Ferrari gives him a winning car. However, he emphasized that Hamilton could face strong competition from his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Brundle told Sky Sports News:

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“Lewis clearly enjoys these cars much more.

“Ferrari is more competitive and I think again will make a big step for Miami.

“Lewis obviously prefers this type of car to the seasons we had with the ground-effect cars that were smashing against the ground and were quite brutal things, it didn’t seem to suit his style.

“But just his mood and just the way he’s going about it, he just seems a lot happier because Ferrari is more competitive.

“He’s got to beat Charles Leclerc if he’s going to win the world championship in the other Ferrari, and others.

“Let’s see if he can sustain that.

“If there’s a sniff of a victory, I think Lewis is still very much capable of taking that.”

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With F1 returning to Miami this weekend for the fourth round of the season, it remains to be seen if Ferrari has upgraded the car enough for Hamilton to battle for race wins.

Former Chicago White Sox star Alexei Ramirez has been provisionally banned from baseball after testing positive for four anabolic steroids during the World Baseball Classic in March, where he made headlines as the tournament’s oldest ever player.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed on Wednesday that the 44-year-old Cuban tested positive for “metabolites of mesterolone, metandienone, oxandrolone and stanozolol.”

These substances, the Lausanne-based agency noted, are “associated with promoting rapid muscle growth, increased strength and enhanced physical performance.”

The ITA informed Ramirez of the positive result from a sample taken during the tournament.

Ramirez had returned to the Cuba roster after a 20-year absence, featuring as a bench player to break the record previously held by Roger Clemens, who was 43 when he represented the United States in the 2006 WBC.

Cuba failed to advance from the pool phase in the recent tournament.

Known for his nine-year career in Major League Baseball, Ramirez spent seven years at the Chicago White Sox between 2008 and 2015.

He was the runner-up for the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2008 after making his debut earlier that year at the age of 26.

He also played in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2014 and won the Silver Slugger Award twice in 2010 and 2014.

Ramirez went on to have short spells at the San Diego Padres and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016 before walking away from Major League Baseball.

He also boasts an Olympic gold medal with Cuba from the 2004 Athens Games and won the Baseball World Cup the following year in Rotterdam, Netherlands, before being part of a silver medal-winning team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic in San Diego, California.

During his MLB tenure through 2016, he hit 115 home runs and recorded 590 RBIs.

College sports are completely different now than it was when Shaquille O’Neal spent his days dunking basketballs for the LSU Tigers before he entered the NBA.

O’Neal played three seasons at LSU before he chose to go pro. He was later selected No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1992 draft.

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Florida Gators forward Me’arah O’Neal walks on the court against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Jan. 4, 2026. (Matt Pendleton/Imagn Images)

With the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL) deals and the increased usage of the transfer portal, there is hardly an athlete nowadays who doesn’t at least think about changing up schools. O’Neal’s daughter became the latest college athlete to switch schools on Monday.

Me’Arah O’Neal announced she will transfer to the Kentucky Wildcats.

“I give thanks to you that I was marvelously set apart. Your works are wonderful—I know that very well. (Psalms 139:14),” she wrote on Instagram announcing her commitment.

Tennessee guard Talaysia Cooper attempts a shot while guarded by Florida forward Me’Arah O’Neal in Knoxville, Tenn., on Jan. 1, 2026. (Saul Young/News Sentinel/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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O’Neal played two seasons with the Gators, increasing her playing time in 2025-26. She averaged 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 steals per game. Florida finished 18-15 on the year but failed to make the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The Wildcats are coming off a season in which they made the Elite Eight. Kentucky finished 25-11 and defeated the James Madison Dukes and West Virginia Mountaineers before falling to the Texas Longhorns.

Shaquille O’Neal previously praised his daughter as being the standout basketball player in his family.

Shaquille O’Neal honors the flag during the women’s basketball game at the Steven C. O’Connell Center Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Fla., on Jan. 29, 2026. His daughter, Florida forward Me’arah O’Neal, is on the team. (Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun)

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“My baby is the best athlete in the family because she can do it all,” he said, via ESPN. “She’s not an old-school player. She’s the new pick-your-type player, so I’m going to give her the title. She can shoot, she can dribble. She can’t be fazed when it comes to certain things.”

Pokemon GO Fest 2026 Global will be a completely free event. Niantic has mentioned that there will be no paywalled content that had been common in previous iterations of the GO Fest event. This is a surprise step from the developers, but one that is likely explained by the big debuts scheduled for GO Fest 2026.

Coinciding with the game’s 10th anniversary, Pokemon GO Fest 2026 Global will take place on June 11 and June 12 between 10 am and 7 pm local time each day. The event will mark the debut of Zeraora and the mega-evolved forms of Mewtwo.

Pokemon GO Fest 2026 will be free for all trainers

Announcing the same, Niantic mentioned:

“Yes, GO Fest: Global is FREE for the first time! Pokemon GO Fest 2026: Global is FREE for all Trainers logged in during the event weekend. That means Special Research, additional bonuses, and an increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon are available to all Trainers at no cost!”

GO Fest 2026 Global Special Research will net trainers an encounter with the Thunderclap Pokemon, Zeraora. Those who have already caught the Pokemon in the in-person events will get Zeraora Candy instead. GO Fest 2026 Timed Research has a chance of giving Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y Energy.

The following GO Fest 2026: Global bonuses and features will be active:

10 am to 7 pm each day

• “Increased appearances of Pokemon-type featured during each time block of GO Fest: Global!
• Lure Modules activated during the event will last for one hour.
• Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) will attract special Pokemon.
• Party Play will be active for nine hours
• Increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokemon
• Special Research including an encounter with Zeraora
• Branching Timed Research with a choice between Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y.
• Global Challenges to unlock additional bonuses and Ultra Unlock events.
• Different Pokemon type–themed Field Research every hour”

12 am to 11.59 pm each day

• Up to nine free Raid Passes per day by spinning Photo Discs at Gyms
• Up to six Special Trades
• 1/2 Stardust cost for all trades
• Open up to 50 Gifts each day

The decision to make GO Fest 2026: Global free may have been influenced by the Super Mega Raids that trainers need to participate in to battle Mega Mewtwo X/Y and get their respective energies. Given that these unique Mega Raids can host over a thousand trainers, Niantic is hoping for a massive turnout and will surely ensure that the difficulty of these battles will be appropriately greater.

Furthermore, with an increased number of players participating and the massive popularity of Mewtwo, trainers may choose to spend more on Passes and Link Charges to get enough Mega Mewtwo Energy. For those unaware, “every Mega Mewtwo caught from Super Mega Raids will also have at least one Mega Level [or Mega Level 2 or 3 for lucky trainers] already unlocked and can be Mega Evolved without the initial energy cost”.