As we celebrate the holidays with loved ones, this is a reminder that boxing still has one last mega-fight left before closing out 2023. WBC & WBO champion Naoya Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs and WBC & IBF champ Marlon Tapales (37-3, 19 KOs) both came under the junior featherweight limit of 122 pounds ahead of their undisputed clash yesterday in Japan. If Inoue wins, it will be hard not to consider him for Fighter of the Year, but Tapales is looking to ruin all that and pull off the year's biggest upset. Who will become the king of the junior featherweight division tomorrow night in Japan?
NAOYA INOUE VS. MARLON TAPALES BETTING ODDS
Per BetOnline.ag, Naoya Inoue is the favorite at -2000 (Over 6 ½ rounds +130), and Marlon Tapales is the underdog at +1000 (Under 6 ½ rounds -155).
What's your final prediction?#InoueTapales | TUE at 3AM ET | @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/9dF5R9NU7Z
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) December 25, 2023
NAOYA INOUE VS. MARLON TAPALES DATE, START TIME
- Date: Tuesday, December 26
- Start time: 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 6:00 a.m. ET / 3:00 a.m. PT
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM NAOYA INOUE VS. MARLON TAPALES?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: Sky Sports
Not much longer now ⏳#InoueTapales | TUE at 3AM ET | @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/92EYa67PFy
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) December 25, 2023
NAOYA INOUE VS. MARLON TAPALES FIGHT CARD
- Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales; For the WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF world super bantamweight titles
- Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Kazuki Anaguchi; bantamweight
- Kanamu Sakama vs. John Paul Gabunilas; flyweight
- Yoshiki Takei vs. Mario Diaz Maldonado; super bantamweight
- Andy Hiraoka vs. Sebastian Diaz Maldonado; super lightweight
- Suguru Ishikawa vs. Fuga Uematsu; featherweight
- Rikiya Sato vs. Keisuke Endo; super featherweight
