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Marlon Tapales (born March 23, 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles from April to December 2023, and previously the WBO bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017.
Marlon Tapales is a Filipino boxer who competes in the super bantamweight division. He has a record of 38 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 20 knockouts. See his biography, career highlights, recent bouts and ratings.
Apr 12, 2023 · The IBA and WBA Unified World Super Bantamweight Titles changed hands in San Antonio as Marlon Tapales dethroned Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Saturday 8 April 2023. Watch the highlights...
Dec 25, 2023 · The Filipino champion aims to make history as the first Filipino to win all four belts in a division, while the Japanese star seeks to become a two-weight undisputed champion. The two fighters tipped the scale at 121.2 and 121.6 pounds respectively at the official weigh-in in Yokohama.
Apr 9, 2023 · Marlon Tapales scored a split decision upset over Murodjon Akhmadaliev in San Antonio, Texas to claim the WBA and IBF belts. The Filipino boxer outworked the defending champion in the final rounds after a slow start and became a two-division titlist.
Apr 9, 2023 · Filipino Marlon Tapales shows his WBA-IBF super bantamweight titles after stunning Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan in their unified 122-pound bout at Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, Philippine time (April 9, 2023).
Tapales upset Akhmadaliev by split decision in a close and competitive fight in San Antonio. The Filipino veteran earned his second world title and could face the winner of Fulton-Inoue in the future.
