Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-12-26, good boxing match: Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).Tapales vs Inoue is scheduled to take place Tuesday, December 26th, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo (Japan), in a 12-round super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO world super-bantamweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Naoya Inoue record
The undefeated world champion in four different weight classes Naoya Inoue entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 25-0-0 (22 KOs=88%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world.
In his last three matches ‘Monster’ Inoue has won over Nonito Donaire (Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire 2), Paul Butler (Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler) and Stephen Fulton (Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue).
But if you want to watch Inoue’s best fights, here are two bouts awarded by The Ring magazine’s:
- the Knockout of the Year 2018, Naoya Inoue vs Juan Carlos Payano, (match also ranked in the top 10 Users’ boxing Fights of the Year 2018)
- the Fight of the Year 2019, Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire I
Marlon Tapales record
His opponent, the world champion in two different weight classes Marlon Tapales, has an official record of 37-3-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the super bantamweight division.
He lost to Ryosuke Iwasa in 2019 (Marlon Tapales vs Ryosuke Iwasa) but then he has defeated Eden Sonsona, Hiroaki Teshigawara, Jose Estrella and Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs Marlon Tapales).
Camp Life – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of Camp Life Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Weigh-in
Watch the video of Inoue vs Tapales weigh-in from the official Top Rank Boxing Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Inoue vs Tapales fight?
Naoya Inoue defeated Marlon Tapales via KO at 1:02, round 10.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the post-fight interview video of Naoya Inoue and Marlon Tapales.
