Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales
On December 26, 2023, Naoya Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBC and WBO champion, and Marlon Tapales (37-3, 18 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBA (Super) and IBF champion, fight for the undisputed super-bantamweight world championship. The vacant The Ring super-bantamweight title is also on the line.
Inoue vs Tapales Stats
Naoya Inoue is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Stephen Fulton Jr., 5 months and 1 day ago. Marlon Tapales is on a 4-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Murodjon Akhmadaliev, 8 months and 18 days ago.
Inoue vs Tapales Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Naoya Inoue at 99-1 winning odds. Marlon Tapales really doesn't have much to present against Inoue.
Inoue vs Tapales Result
Naoya Inoue stopped Marlon Tapales via KO in the 10th round and unified the WBC, WBO, WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring super-bantamweight titles. Inoue improves his record to 26-0 (23 KOs), while Tapales adds a loss to his record at 37-4.