Tapales vs Iwasa

Who won Tapales vs Iwasa?

Ryosuke Iwasa beat Marlon Tapales by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, December 7th, 2019, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Jermall Charlo beating Dennis Hogan for the WBC World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Chris Eubank Jr beat Matt Korobov for the WBA Interim World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight belts.

Tapales vs Iwasa stats

Back in December 2019, Marlon Tapales stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryosuke Iwasa made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Iwasa had an advantage in power over Tapales, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to Tapales' 48%.

Marlon Tapales was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Iwasa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tapales. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Marlon Tapales fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ryosuke Iwasa was an orthodox fighter.

Tapales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 15 days earlier than Iwasa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, totaling 279 compared to Iwasa's 208.

Marlon Tapales went into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF at featherweight.

Ryosuke Iwasa was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Tapales vs Iwasa form

Marlon Tapales had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Roberto Castaneda on June 1, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Soboba Casino, California, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Shohei Omori on December 16, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

He had defeated Jecker Buhawe on January 31, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at University of Southeastern Philippines Gymnasium, Davao City, Philippines.

Iwasa 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 Cesar Juarez on February 16, 2019, by technical decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight eliminator fight at Microsoft Theater, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by TJ Doheny on August 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ernesto Saulong on March 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Yukinori Oguni on September 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had beaten Glenn Medura on March 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Marlon Tapales had last fought 6 months and 6 days ago, while Ryosuke Iwasa's last outing had been 9 months and 21 days ago.

Tapales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Iwasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tapales vs Iwasa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Tapales vs Iwasa?

Tapales vs Iwasa was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Tapales vs Iwasa?

Marlon Tapales was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Ryosuke Iwasa made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.