On April 8, 2023, Murodjon Akhmadaliev (11-0, 8 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBA (Super) and IBF champion, defends his titles against former world champion Marlon Tapales (36-3, 18 KOs).
Murodjon Akhmadaliev is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO victory over Ronny Rios, 9 months and 14 days ago. Marlon Tapales is on a 3-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Jose Estrella, 10 months and 25 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Murodjon Akhmadaliev at 99-1 winning odds. Marlon Tapales really doesn't have much to present against Akhmadaliev.
Marlon Tapales defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev via split decision and wins the WBA (Super) and IBF titles. Tapales improves his record to 37-3, while Akhmadaliev adds a loss to his record at 11-1.