Tapales vs Estrella

Who won Tapales vs Estrella?

Marlon Tapales beat Jose Estrella by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jermell Charlo beating Brian Carlos Castano for the WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight, IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBO World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis defeated Custio Clayton for the IBF World Welterweight belt.

Tapales vs Estrella stats

Back in May 2022, Marlon Tapales stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Estrella made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 18 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Estrella had an advantage in power over Tapales, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Tapales' 51%.

Marlon Tapales was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Marlon Tapales fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Estrella was an orthodox fighter.

Tapales' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Estrella's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 month later than Estrella, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, totaling 279 compared to Estrella's 196.

Tapales vs Estrella form

Marlon Tapales had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Hiroaki Teshigawara on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ryosuke Iwasa on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Roberto Castaneda on June 1, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Soboba Casino, California.

Before that, he had beaten Shohei Omori on April 23, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

He had won against Pungluang Sor Singyu on July 27, 2016, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Thailand, Ayutthaya.

Jose Estrella had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Miguel Marriaga on November 3, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Christopher Diaz on April 21, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Osceola Heritage Center, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Pedro Palma on June 24, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Billar El Perro Salado, Tijuana, Mexico.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rocco Santomauro on February 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

He had lost to Carlos Carlson on November 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Doubletree Hotel, Ontario.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Marlon Tapales had last fought 5 months and 3 days ago, while Jose Estrella's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 11 days ago.

Tapales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Estrella's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Tapales vs Estrella start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tapales vs Estrella?

Tapales vs Estrella was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by YouTube UK.

What were the odds on Tapales vs Estrella?

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