Tapales vs Omori

Who won Tapales vs Omori?

Marlon Tapales beat Shohei Omori by technical knockout in the 11th round on Sunday, April 23rd, 2017, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

Tapales vs Omori stats

Back in April 2017, Marlon Tapales stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Shohei Omori made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Omori had a massive power advantage over Tapales, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Tapales' 41%.

Marlon Tapales was the older man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Omori had a height advantage of 4 inches over Tapales.

Both Marlon Tapales and Shohei Omori fought out of a southpaw stance.

Tapales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Omori, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 188 more professional rounds, totaling 279 compared to Omori's 91.

Shohei Omori was ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Tapales vs Omori form

Tapales had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jecker Buhawe on January 31, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at University of Southeastern Philippines Gymnasium, Davao City, Philippines.

Before that, he had defeated Fadhili Majiha on June 28, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mindanao Civic Center Gymnasium, Tubod.

He had won against Hayato Kimura on April 13, 2014, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa, Japan.

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Tapales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Tapales vs Omori start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tapales vs Omori?

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