Marlon Tapales
Career, Record, Stats
Marlon Tapales (Maranding Nightmare) is a 32-year-old Filipino professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. 16 years, 5 months, and 4 days into his career, Tapales' record stands at 39-4, which includes 19 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Marlon Tapales' Boxing Career
Marlon Tapales was born in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines on March 23, 1992. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on July 18, 2008 against Nestor Gamolo. Tapales defeated Gamolo via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tapales became a world champion at the age of 24 after 30 professional fights. He challenged Pungluang Sor Singyu for the WBO bantamweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-bantamweight (WBA, IBF) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Tapales' latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Saurabh Kumar at age 32, on September 7, 2024.
Some of Marlon Tapales' best fights so far have been against Murodjon Akhmadaliev, Warlito Parrenas, and Jerson Mancio. For a complete list of Tapales' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Marlon Tapales".
Tapales has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Marlon Tapales Losses".
Marlon Tapales' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Sep 07, 2024 | 32 |  Saurabh Kumar | win | UD 10 |
42 | May 10, 2024 | 32 | Nattapong Jankaew | win | KO 1 |
41 | Dec 26, 2023 | 31 | 
Naoya Inoue 30 25-0 | loss | KO 10 |
40 | Apr 08, 2023 | 31 | 
Murodjon Akhmadaliev 28 11-0 | win | SD 12 |
39 | May 14, 2022 | 30 | Jose Estrella | win | KO 2 |
38 | Dec 11, 2021 | 29 | Hiroaki Teshigawara | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Nov 21, 2020 | 28 | Eden Sonsona | win | TKO 2 |
36 | Dec 07, 2019 | 27 | 
Ryosuke Iwasa 29 26-3 | loss | TKO 11 |
35 | Jun 01, 2019 | 27 | Roberto Castaneda | win | KO 3 |
34 | Feb 16, 2019 | 26 | Fernando Vargas Parra | win | RTD 5 |
33 | Sep 30, 2018 | 26 | Goodluck Mrema | win | KO 1 |
32 | Apr 23, 2017 | 25 | Shohei Omori | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Jul 17, 2016 | 24 | Pungluang Sor Singyu | win | KO 11 |
30 | Dec 16, 2015 | 23 | Shohei Omori | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Jan 31, 2015 | 22 | Jecker Buhawe | win | UD 10 |
28 | Jun 28, 2014 | 22 | Fadhili Majiha | win | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 13, 2014 | 22 | Hayato Kimura | win | TD 5 |
26 | Feb 08, 2014 | 21 | Galih Susanto | win | UD 10 |
25 | Aug 01, 2013 | 21 | Fredirex Rodriguez | win | UD 10 |
24 | May 26, 2013 | 21 | Ruben Manakane | win | TKO 4 |
23 | Feb 23, 2013 | 20 | David Sánchez | loss | MD 12 |
22 | Oct 20, 2012 | 20 | Rasmanudin | win | KO 2 |
21 | Nov 17, 2011 | 19 | Rex Olisa | win | KO 3 |
20 | Oct 09, 2011 | 19 | Martin Mubiru | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jun 25, 2011 | 19 | Manot Comput | win | KO 4 |
18 | May 06, 2011 | 19 | Alejandro Solorio | win | MD 6 |
17 | Feb 06, 2011 | 18 | Charlie Cabilla | win | KO 1 |
16 | Nov 05, 2010 | 18 | Rey Megrino | win | UD 10 |
15 | Oct 06, 2010 | 18 | Richard Olisa | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jun 12, 2010 | 18 | Charlie Cabilla | win | UD 12 |
13 | Apr 09, 2010 | 18 | 
Warlito Parrenas 26 11-3 | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Jan 23, 2010 | 17 | Randy Petalcorin | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Nov 08, 2009 | 17 | Armando dela Cruz | win | UD 10 |
10 | Aug 29, 2009 | 17 | 
Jerson Mancio 21 7-0-1 | win | UD 10 |
9 | May 30, 2009 | 17 | Brix Ray | loss | RTD 6 |
8 | Apr 19, 2009 | 17 | Michael Rodriguez | win | UD 8 |
7 | Mar 25, 2009 | 17 | Rodel Tejares | win | UD 8 |
6 | Jan 15, 2009 | 16 | Ryan Tampus | win | UD 6 |
5 | Dec 27, 2008 | 16 | Charlie Lamila | win | TKO 6 |
4 | Nov 19, 2008 | 16 | Freddie Martinez | win | UD 6 |
3 | Sep 20, 2008 | 16 | Jherom Tuyor | win | UD 4 |
2 | Aug 23, 2008 | 16 | Sherwin McDo Lungay | win | MD 4 |
1 | Jul 18, 2008 | 16 | Nestor Gamolo | win | TKO 1 |