Inoue vs Tapales odds

Bookmakers made Naoya Inoue a massive favourite against Marlon Tapales in a potential future bout between the pair, when they last released odds on September 21, 2023.

He is currently 1/10 (-1000) to win the bout outright, while you can get 6/1 (+600) on Marlon Tapales if you fancy the massive upset.

That means that oddsmakers think there is 87% chance of Inoue winning while giving Tapales a 13% chance.

Inoue opened as the favourite at 1/10 (-1000).

Tapales opened at 6/1 (+600).

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 122 pounds (8.54 stones or 55.45 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.

Inoue vs Tapales Head To Head

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marlon Tapales would make his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a massive power advantage over Tapales, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Tapales' 51%.

Naoya Inoue is the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Inoue has a height advantage of 1 inch over Tapales.

Naoya Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Marlon Tapales is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 year and 2 months later than Tapales, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 112 less professional rounds, 146 to Tapales' 258.

Naoya Inoue goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at super bantamweight.

Marlon Tapales is currently ranked number 2 by the RING in the 122lb division.

Inoue vs Tapales betting form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Stephen Fulton on 25th July 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan. He was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest.

Previous to that, he had beat Paul Butler on 13th December 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo. He was a 1/40 (-5000) favourite going into the contest.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nonito Donaire on 7th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beat Aran Dipaen on 14th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo. He was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest.

He had defeated Michael Dasmarinas on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States. He was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest.

Tapales has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Murodjon Akhmadaliev on 8th April 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 was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the fight.

Previous to that, he had won against Jose Estrella on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hiroaki Teshigawara on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ryosuke Iwasa on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Barclays Center, New York. He was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the fight.

He had beat Roberto Castaneda on 1st June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Soboba Casino, California.

Who's been more active?

If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Marlon Tapales.

Naoya Inoue last fought 4 months and 21 days ago, while Marlon Tapales' last outing was 8 months and 8 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Tapales' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.