Marlon Tapales could’ve taken a safe route in defending his WBA and IBF superbantamweight titles against a no-risk challenger but opted to go for all the marbles in a bid to make history as the first …
Naoya “Monster” Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) sits firmly at the top of the mountain in the junior featherweight division. There’s a plethora of fighters at 122 pounds who would love to get their crack at him.…
Hard-hitting southpaw star Gervonta Davis doesn’t understand why some people continue to fantasize about a fight between himself and Japanese dynamo Naoya Inoue. In Davis’ view, what he feels is a cha…
MANILA---Marlon Tiña and Jennah Frias will spearhead a strong cast clashing in the Atty. Rodolfo Enrique" Rudy" Rivera Chess Championship set Dec. 30, 2023 at the Horacio Dela Costa 2 Chess Club in Ca…
Terence Crawford believes there should be no doubt about who the 'Fighter of the Year' is in 2023. 'Bud' has been out of the ring since a long-awaited clash with Errol Spence Jr. in late July. That bo…
This win might stand out among most of the rest in Naoya Inoue’s already storied career. The effort put forth by Marlon Tapales exceeded the name value he brought to his undisputed junior featherweigh…
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Manny Pacquiao will not be making a professional comeback to the ring or facing Conor McGregor anytime soon. Instead, a date has been set for an exhibition with Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek. Buak…
BANGKOK, Thailand – Filipino WBA Asia Light Flyweight Champion Arvin Jhon "AJ" Paciones (on the left, wearing a black cap), and challenger Kitidech Hirunsuk of Thailand successfully made weight, pavin…
Naoya Inoue probably won’t be back in the ring until May. By then, he will have passed the ten-year anniversary of his first major title win, a knockout of Adrian Hernandez for the WBC light flyweight…
The past 12 months in boxing have felt transitional with the emergence of new stars in the US and the broadcasting landscape undergoing some major changes. That said, it has still been a year with som…
BANGKOK, Thailand — Experienced Filipino super flyweight Genesis Libranza (20-3, 13 KO’s, on the left) from Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, weighed-in at 55.7 kilos; while his opponent Adisak Ketpi…
Conor McGregor is prepared to make a boxing comeback if the UFC does not provide him with a return date soon. The UFC superstar has expressed his interest in a boxing match against the eight-division …
An epic showdown between two legendary boxers, Manny Pacquiao and Buakaw Banchamek, will be held on April 20 next year, according to Banchamek Gym Facebook page. However, there is still no confirmatio…
DECEMBER 26, 2023--This Friday night, December 29th, a huge night of boxing, the first installment of the Brick City Fight Night series at Prudential Center will be streamed all over the world on Tril…
Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue 26-0 (23) is the undisputed world champion at super bantamweight after knocking out Marlon ‘Nightmare’ Tapales 37-4 (19) in the 10th round at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Tues…
Japan's Naoya Inoue said he was still as hungry as ever after becoming an undisputed world champion in a second weight class on Tuesday, knocking out Marlon Tapales to claim all four super bantamweigh…
With superior boxing skills, speed and power, sensational Naoya Inoue of Yokohama, Japan, battered, dropped and stopped in 10 frames strong Filipino warrior Marlon Tapales to conquer the UNDISPUTED Su…
TOKYO, Japan (Dec. 26, 2023) — WBC/WBO junior featherweight world champion Naoya "The Monster" Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) made history again. The Japanese pound-for-pound superstar knocked out Filipino IBF/…
TOKYO, Japan – Marlon Tapales admitted that he failed to keep in step with Naoya Inoue as he suffered a 10th-round technical knockout loss in their super bantamweight unification clash. Inoue tagged T…
Fight by fight, it has become increasingly difficult to sum up Naoya Inoue's greatness. Largely, that's because "The Monster" won't stop adding dimensions to his game or chapters to his storied histor…
