Undefeated four-division world champ Naoya Inoue of Japan and Filipino two-division world champ Marlon Tapales have their battle date made authorities for Tuesday, December 26 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The set fights it out for the very first indisputable extremely bantamweight title in a four-belt age. Inoue gives the ring his unified WBC and WBO 122-pound belts. Tapales (37-3, 19 KOs) gets in the squared circle holding the WBA and IBF straps. The world champion bout is set up for 12 rounds. “The marvelous Naoya Inoue amazes with every efficiency,” stated Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “We are experiencing an all-time fantastic fighter in the prime of his profession. He has a really uphill struggle at hand on December 26 versus a hard, effective Filipino champ in Marlon Tapales, however I am positive ‘The Monster’ will pass this test with flying colors.” Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales In his previous getaway in July at the very same location, Naoya Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs) controlled and stopped Stephen Fulton in the 8th round and declared his WBC and WBO belts. Prior to that, Yokohama, Japan native gathered all belts 118 pounds. On his method to end up being the very first undeniable bantamweight champ, “Monster” beat Emmanuel Rodriguez, two times Nonito Donaire and Paul Butler. Previously in his profession the 30-year-old likewise held world titles at light flyweight and extremely flyweight. Tapales (37-3, 19 KOs) was in action in April in San Antonio, Texas, where he dismissed Murodjon Akhmadaliev by split choice. With the success, the 31-year-old southpaw of Tubod, Philippines, who formerly held world title at bantamweight, ended up being a brand-new combined WBA and IBF champ at incredibly bantamweight, and protected his 4th win in a row. Inoue vs Tapales airs reside on ESPN+ in the United States. The Australian broadcast is anticipated on Kayo– based on verification. International live stream is to be identified. Amongst the bouts included on Inoue vs Tapales undercard, Tokyo-based Seiya Tsutsumi (9-0-2, 8 KOs) deals with Kazuki Anaguchi (6-0, 2 KOs) of Kishiwada, Osaka in a 10-round contest for the Japanese bantamweight belt. Kanamu Sakama (8-0, 7 KOs) of Tokyo satisfies John Paul Gabunilas (10-2, 7 KOs) of Cebu City, Philippines in an eight-round bout at flyweight. Plus, Tokyo’s Yoshiki Takei (7-0, 7 KOs) handles Mario Diaz Maldonado (21-6, 9 KOs) of Mexico in an eight-round bout at very bantamweight. In addition, Andy Hiraoka (22-0, 17 KOs) of Yokohama takes on Mexico’s Sebastian Diaz Maldonado (18-6-1, 13 KOs) in an eight-round bout at light-weight. Inoue vs Tapales battle card The existing Inoue vs Tapales battle card looks as the following: Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales, 12 rounds, extremely bantamweight– Inoue’s WBC and WBO titles, Tapales’ WBA and IBF titles Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Kazuki Anaguchi, 10 rounds, bantamweight Kanamu Sakama vs. John Paul Gabunilas, 8 rounds, flyweight Yoshiki Takei vs. Mario Diaz Maldonado, 8 rounds, very bantamweight Andy Hiraoka vs. Sebastian Diaz Maldonado, 8 rounds, light-weight
Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales for undeniable 122 pounds title set for Dec 26 in Tokyo
