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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 49:. MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS. MARLON TAPALES WBA/IBF SUPERBANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TALE OF THE TAPE By Maloney L. Samaco PhilBoxing.com Sat, 08 Apr 2023  Murodjon Akhmadaliev Birth Name Murodjon Kakharovich Akhmadaliev Title WBA (Super) and IBF superbantamweight champion since 2020 to present Official Weight 121.6 lbs Total fights 11 Wins 11 Wins by KO 8 Losses 0 Rounds 69 KO Rate 72.73% Debut April 21, 2018 Nickname MJ Birth Date November 2, 1994 Age 28 Nationality Uzbekistan Stance Southpaw Height 5′ 5½″ (166cm) Reach 68″ (173cm) Residence Indio, California, USA Birth place Chust, Uzbekistan Last Ten Fights Jun 25, 2022 Ronny Rios W-TKO 12 Nov 19, 2021 Jose Velasquez W-UD 12 Apr 3, 2021 Ryosuke Iwasa W-TKO 5 Jan 30, 2020 Daniel Roman W-SD 12 Sept 13, 2019 Wilner Soto W-TKO 4 Apr 26, 2019 Carlos Carlson W-KO 3 Nov 24, 2018 Isaac Zarate W-TKO 9 Aug 23, 2018 Ramon Contreras W-KO 1 Jul 14, 2018 Luis Fernando Molina W-UD 6 Apr 21, 2018 Carlos Gaston Suarez W-TKO 4 * * * Marlon Tapales Birth Name Marlon Tanan Tapales Title Former WBO bantamweight champion from 2016 to 2017 Ratings No. 1 IBF, No. 9 WBA superbantamweight contender Official Weight 121.8 lbs Total fights 39 Wins 36 Wins by KO 19 Losses 3 Rounds 246 KO Rate 48.72% Debut July 18, 2008 Nickname Nightmare Birth Date March 23, 1992 Age 31 Nationality Philippines Stance southpaw Height 5′ 4″ (163cm) Reach 67 1⁄2 in (171 cm) Residence Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines Birth place Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines Last Ten Fights May 14, 2022 Jose Estrella W-KO2 Dec 11, 2021 Hiroaki Teshigawara W-KO2 Nov 21, 2020 Eden Sonsona W-TKO2 Dec 12, 2019 Ryosuke Iwasa L-TKO11 Jun 1, 2019 Roberto Castaneda W-KO3 Feb 16, 2019 Fernando Vargas Parra W-RTD5 Sept 30, 2018 Goodluck Mrema W-KO1 Apr 23, 2017 Shohei Omori W-TKO11 Jul 27, 2016 Panya Uthok W-KO11 Dec 16, 2015 Shohei Omori W-TKO2 * * * Marlon Tapales wants to become world champion again when he challenges incumbent unified champion Murodion Akhmadaliev for the unified WBA and IBF superbantamweight titles at Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas. Tapales, the former WBO bantamweight champion, is considered by oddsmakers as the underdog against the undefeated Akhmadaliev. * * * But Tapales of Sanman Boxing is not threatened by the status believing they prepared so hard to beat the champion Uzbek Akhmadaliev, a bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, and is the first unified world champion of Uzbekistan. * * * In July 17, 2016, Tapales won the World Boxing Organization bantamweight world title over Pungluang Sor Singyu of Thailand by 11th round KO after flooring him twice in the fifth round in Ayutthaya City Park, Ayutthaya, Thailand. * * * He lost the title on the scales the following year after his failure to get the weight limit for a rematch against Omori, and was relegated to fight in tuneup bouts before losing to Ryosuke Iwasa by eleventh round TKO in December 7, 2019 for the vacant IBF super bantamweight title. * * * On December 11, 2021, Tapales fought Hiroaki Teshigawara, rated No. 3 by the IBF at super bantamweight. Tapales stopped Teshigawara in two rounds at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, USA. * * * Akhmadaliev has twice defended his unified titles since grabbing the belts from American Danny Roman by split decision on January 30, 2020 at the Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida, U.S. * * * He won a twelve-round unanimous decision win over Chile's Jose Velasquez last November 19 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Velasquez replaced WBA mandatory challenger Ronny Rios who was tested positive for COVID-19 just a week before their scheduled fight. * * * On April 3, 2021, Akhmadaliev scored a fifth-round knockout victory over IBF mandatory challenger Ryosuke Iwasa of Japan in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was his first fight in his native country since winning the gold medal there in the 2017 Asian Amateur Championships tournament. * * * On June 25, 2022, Akhmaladiev finally met American Ronny Rios and won by a twelfth-round technical knockout at Tech Port Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA to retain the WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles. He decked Rios with a flurry of punches in the last round, and although Rios was able to beat the count, he was knocked out with another barrage of punches. * * * Akhmadaliev, as an amateur, won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar and bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as a bantamweight. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Maloney L. Samaco.  |
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