Oguni vs Tapales

Who won Oguni vs Tapales?

Yukinori Oguni beat Marlon Tapales by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, April 3rd, 2026, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Yukinori Oguni.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Rene Santiago's and Masataka Taniguchi's clash for the WBO World Junior Flyweight championship.

Oguni vs Tapales stats

Marlon Tapales stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Yukinori Oguni made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws.

Marlon Tapales was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Oguni had a height advantage of 4 inches over Tapales. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Marlon Tapales fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yukinori Oguni was an orthodox fighter.

Tapales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Oguni, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 298 compared to Oguni's 217.

Oguni vs Tapales form

Tapales had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jon Jon Jet on April 27, 2025, by in the 3rd round at General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines.

Prior to that, he had won against Nattapong Jankaew on May 10, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Midas Hotel and Casino, Manila.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on December 26, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Murodjon Akhmadaliev on April 8, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.

He had defeated Jose Estrella on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Oguni had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Fillipus Nghitumbwa on October 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Yokohama Budokan, Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had drawn with John Riel Casimero on October 12, 2023, by technical draw in their 4 round contest at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ryosuke Iwasa on September 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had won against Jonathan Guzman on December 31, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

He had defeated JP Macadumpis on August 2, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Shinjuku FACE.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marlon Tapales had been fighting more than Yukinori Oguni.

Going into this contest, Marlon Tapales had last fought 11 months and 7 days ago, while Yukinori Oguni's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 21 days ago.

Tapales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Oguni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Oguni vs Tapales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Oguni vs Tapales?

Marlon Tapales was a 1/10 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Yukinori Oguni made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.