On April 8, 2013, a 35-year-old Malcolm Tuñacao (32-2-3, 20 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight WBC title held by 30-year-old Japanese boxer Shinsuke Yamanaka (17-0-2, 12 KOs).
Tuñacao came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days. Yamanaka was on a 12-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 5 days.
Shinsuke Yamanaka stopped Malcolm Tuñacao via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Yamanaka improves his record to 18-0-2 (13 KOs), while Tuñacao adds a loss to his record at 32-3-3.
On January 13, 2007, a 29-year-old Malcolm Tuñacao (21-1-3, 14 KOs) and Rolly Lunas met in the ring in a bantamweight bout.
Tuñacao came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Malcolm Tuñacao lost to Rolly Lunas via technical decision in the 12-round bantamweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 21-2-3.
On March 2, 2001, the 23-year-old WBC flyweight world champion, Malcolm Tuñacao (11-0-1, 7 KOs), faced a 23-year-old Thai boxer Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (38-2, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Tuñacao came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 10 days. Wonjongkam was on a 29-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam made quick work of Malcolm Tuñacao, stopping the champion via TKO in the 1st. Wonjongkam improves his record to 39-2 (22 KOs), while Tuñacao adds a loss to his record at 11-1-1.