Taduran vs Balunan

Who won Taduran vs Balunan?

Pedro Taduran beat Christian Balunan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, October 26th, 2025, at San Andres Sports Complex, Malate, Manila.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Pedro Taduran.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the IBF minimumweight championship of the world.

Taduran was making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Minimumweight Championship. He won this belt against Ginjiro Shigeoka in July 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. This fight was a mandatory contest for 's IBF Belt.

Taduran vs Balunan stats

Pedro Taduran stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christian Balunan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Taduran had an advantage in power over Balunan, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Balunan's 58%.

Pedro Taduran was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Balunan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Taduran.

Pedro Taduran fought out of the southpaw stance, while Christian Balunan was an orthodox fighter.

Taduran was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Balunan, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, totaling 140 compared to Balunan's 56.

Christian Balunan was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 105lb division.

Taduran vs Balunan form

Taduran had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ginjiro Shigeoka on May 24, 2025, by split decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Intex Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ginjiro Shigeoka on July 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jake Amparo on December 28, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bohol, Philippines.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rene Mark Cuarto on February 6, 2022, by technical decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Digos City, Davao del Sur.

He had lost to Rene Mark Cuarto on February 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bula Gym, Cotabato del Sur.

Activity check

Taduran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Taduran vs Balunan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at San Andres Sports Complex, Malate, Manila, Philippines, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Taduran vs Balunan?

Pedro Taduran was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Christian Balunan made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.