Tapales vs Jankaew

Who won Tapales vs Jankaew?

Marlon Tapales beat Nattapong Jankaew by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, May 10th, 2024, at Midas Hotel and Casino, Manila.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Torres vs Gaballo.

Tapales vs Jankaew stats

Back in May 2024, Marlon Tapales stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Nattapong Jankaew made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Marlon Tapales was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Marlon Tapales fought out of the southpaw stance, while Nattapong Jankaew was an orthodox fighter.

Tapales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 11 years and 1 month earlier than Jankaew, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 201 more professional rounds, totaling 279 compared to Jankaew's 78.

Marlon Tapales went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Tapales vs Jankaew form

Tapales had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Estrella on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had won against Hiroaki Teshigawara on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

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

Activity check

Tapales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Tapales vs Jankaew start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Midas Hotel and Casino, Manila, Philippines, 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 Tapales vs Jankaew?

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