Tapales vs Jankaew

When is Tapales vs Jankaew?

Marlon Tapales is set to take on Nattapong Jankaew on Friday 10th May 2024 at Midas Hotel and Casino in Manila.

The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Tapales vs Jankaew stats

Marlon Tapales steps into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nattapong Jankaew will make his way to the ring with a record of 0 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

The stats suggest Tapales has a massive power advantage over Jankaew, boosting at 51% knock out percentage over Jankaew's 0%.

Marlon Tapales is the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Marlon Tapales fights out of the southpaw stance, while Nattapong Jankaew is an orthodox fighter.

Tapales is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 39 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 11 years and 1 month earlier than Jankaew, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 266 more professional rounds, 268 to Jankaew's 2.

Marlon Tapales goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 5 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at super bantamweight.

Tapales vs Jankaew form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on 26th December 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

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

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

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

Activity check

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

What time does Tapales vs Jankaew start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Midas Hotel and Casino, Manila, Philippines, which is 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Tapales vs Jankaew?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Tapales vs Jankaew yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.