MARLON Tapales scored a second-round knockout against Hiroaki Teshigawara of Japan in their IBF super bantamweight title eliminator.
Tapales, a former world champion, knocked down the Japanese twice in the opening round before finishing him off just six seconds into round two.
The Filipino raised his record to 35-3 with 18 KOs as he primed himself up for another possible world title fight.
Marlon Tapales scores a quick win.
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