Naoya Inoue closed the yr in model with a 10-round knockout over Marlon Tapales to grow to be the undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion and stay top-of-the-line pound-for-pound fighters on the planet at this time.
The Japanese was the nice protagonist of the night time on the Ariake Area, in Koto Ku and had one other dream efficiency within the ring to unify towards his Filipino opponent. The “Monster” already had the WBO and WBC belts in his possession and now he added the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) and IBF belts, which had been held by Tapales.
It was an entertaining struggle by which Inoue was superior however Tapales got here out to depart all the things within the ring, with none problems and to struggle toe to toe with the native. Good exchanges and motion from begin to end had been the fixed on this confrontation that bought the viewers out of their seats a number of occasions.
Within the fourth episode, Inoue bought a knockdown, the primary of the night time, which might result in his victory and start to tip the scales to his facet positively. The end result got here within the tenth with a blow to the face that despatched Tapales to the canvas, who couldn’t get better and heard the ten depend by the referee.
Inoue made historical past by turning into undisputed champion in a brand new division, for he had gained all 4 bantamweight titles up to now. His undefeated document now stands at 26 wins and 23 knockouts, whereas Tapales’ document stands at 37 wins and 4 losses.
