YOKOHAMA, Japan - Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue didn't have the hard time making weight, setting the stage for their undisputed super-bantamweight title match on Tuesday at the Ariake Arena.
The highly-favored Inoue, holder of the WBC and WBO title belts, was the first to tip the scale and came in at 121 and 3/4 lbs.
Tapales, the WBA and IBF champion, weighed in at 121 1/4 pounds.
The weight limit is at 122.
The two later posed for a photo off while holding their respective belts. They later had a brief stareoff, shook hands, and went down the podium.
After the weigh-in, the 31-year-old Tapales was served with nilagang baka and tinolang manok and then spent the rest of Christmas Day just inside his suite at the Yokohama Bay Sheraton.
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