On February 6, 2022, Rene Mark Cuarto (19-2-2, 11 KOs), the strawweight IBF champion, defends his title against the reigning IBF strawweight champion Pedro Taduran (14-3-1, 11 KOs).
Rene Mark Cuarto is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Taduran, 11 months and 10 days ago. Pedro Taduran is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Cuarto, 11 months and 10 days ago.
The winning odds are at 73.1-26.9 in favor of Pedro Taduran, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Rene Mark Cuarto will put on a really good performance, Taduran will be required to be at his best.
Rene Mark Cuarto defeated Pedro Taduran via technical decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF strawweight title. Cuarto improves his record to 20-2-2, while Taduran adds a loss to his record at 14-4-1.