FORMER two-time world champion Marlon Tapales marks his return to the ring on Friday as he takes on Nattapong Jankaev of Thailand on Friday at the Midas Hotel.
It will be the first fight for the 32-year-old Tapales since yielding his WBA and IBF super-bantamweight titles in a 10th-round knockout at the hands of undefeated Japanese Naoya Inoue in their undisputed championship fight in Tokyo, Japan last December.
Inoue, who added the belts to his WBC and WBO crowns, successfully defended his undisputed titles with a sixth-round knockout of Mexican Luis Nery last Monday also in Japan.
Tapales, fighting out of Sanman Promotions, didn’t have a hard time meeting the weight limit during the official weigh-in held on Thursday.
The Filipino came in at a light 119.6 lbs. while his Thai foe was at 121.4 lbs.
The WBC Asia Continental super bantamweight crown will be at stake in the fight.
Gaballo fights again
In the co-main event, former world title challenger Reymart Gaballo, holding an impressive 26-1-0 record with 21 knockouts, weighed in at 119.8 lbs. for his eight-round bantamweight bout against Kenbun Torres, who weighed in at 117.8 lbs.
Shown below is the full undercard lineup
- Yesimuhan Yeerken (143 lbs) vs. Reymond Yanong (141 lbs) in an 8-round super Lightweight bout
- Jesarial Ancajas (121.6 lbs) vs. Herovan Beltran (121.6 lbs) in a 6-round Super Bantamweight bout
- David Santisima (124.6 lbs) vs. Reynald Condes (121.6 lbs) in a 6-round Super Bantamweight bout
- Abubakar Yanon (112.4 lbs) vs. Joshua Solis (113.6 lbs) in a 6-round Flyweight bout
- Bryan Ascano (131.8 lbs) vs. Alvin Medura (130.2 lbs) in a 6-round Super Featherweight bout
- Dan Dacles (148.2 lbs) vs. Mark Kean Crisistomo (146.2 lbs) in a 6-round Welterweight bout
The event is free to the public, with the first fight to start at 5pm.
The event is promoted by Sanman Boxing in partnership with MP Promotions, Knucklehead Boxing, Viva Promotions and Zip Sanman.
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