Marlon Tapales (front) is waved off by the referee after getting struck down by Naoya Inoue (back turned). —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS/WENDELL ALINEA TOKYO—Japan’s Naoya Inoue said he was still as hungry as ever after becoming an undisputed world champion in a second weight class on Tuesday, knocking out Marlon Tapales to claim all four super bantamweight … Read more
Japan’s WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Philippines’ WBA and IBF super bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales after their four-belt world super bantamweight title unification match at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on December 26, 2023. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Japan’s Naoya Inoue became an undisputed world champion at a … Read more
Boxing fans are in for a Boxing Day treat as Naoya Inoue continues his quest for greatness, with the Japanese sensation taking on Marlon Talaples for the all the marbles at super bantamweight. Inoue can join Terence Crawford as the only male fighters in the four-belt era to become undisputed champion of the world in … Read more
History could be made in Japan when Naoya Inoue and Marlon Tapales clash to determine the undisputed bantamweight champion on December 26. The fight airs on ESPN+ in the U.S. Inoue (25-0) is a four-division champion, consistently fighting for gold since 2014. The former light flyweight, super flyweight, and bantamweight champion beat Paul Butler in … Read more
Naoya Inoue could be the best fighter in the world. On Boxing Day appropriately, December 26, live on Sky Sports, ‘The Monster’ Inoue fights Marlon Tapales at the Ariake Arena in Japan. Inoue brilliantly won the WBC and WBO super-bantamweight titles in his last fight, his first at 122lbs, when he knocked out excellent American … Read more
Marlon Tapales has a chance to do what no Filipino boxer has ever done. —DENISON REY A. DALUPANG Filipino champion Marlon Tapales ended his workout on Monday afternoon cracking a couple of jokes. “I think he’s just a bit more handsome than me,” he said of Naoya Inoue’s edge in a chat with reporters at … Read more