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 since April 2023 and previously the WBO bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017.
Professional career
He has lost to future world titlist David Sánchez.
In 2016, Tapales won the World Boxing Organization bantamweight world title over Pungluang Sor Singyu.
Tapales vs. Iwasa
On 7 December 2019, Tapales fought Ryosuke Iwasa for the vacant IBF super bantamweight title. Iwasa won via an eleventh-round TKO.
Tapales vs. Teshigawara
On 11 December 2021, Tapales fought Teshigawara, ranked #3 by the IBF at super bantamweight. Tapales managed to stop Teshigawara within two rounds.
Tapales vs. Akhmadaliev
On 8 April 2023, Tapales beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev via split decision to win the WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight world titles.