Marlon Tapales | |
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.jpg) Tapales with the IBF (red) and WBA (black) super-bantamweight titles, 2023. | |
| Born | March 23, 1992 Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines |
| Other names | Nightmare |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Reach | 67+1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 43 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 4 |
Marlon Tapales (born March 23, 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles from April to December 2023, and previously the WBO bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017.
As of October 2024, he is ranked as world's No. 1 ranked super bantamweight by The Ring[1] and second best by the TBRB.[2]
- ^ "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Rankings – Transnational Boxing Rankings Board<". Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Retrieved 5 August 2023.