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Veteran Filipino warrior Marlon Tapales did not just win a pair of world titles on Sunday in San Antonio, Texas, he also came enticingly close to a high-profile duel with Japanese ‘monster’ Naoya Inoue.
Widely considered as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world, the undefeated Inoue is moving up to super bantamweight to challenge Stephen Fultong for his two other major titles in the division—the World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Council—on July 25 in Tokyo, Japan. Tapales’ co-promoter Sean Gibbons told DAZN’s Chris Mannix that “We will be ringside for that fight.”Tapales, now 37-3 with 19 knockouts, would be watching intently from the sidelines, but he could also be facing a return bout with his victim from Uzbekistan, whom he inflicted with a first defeat in 12 fights as a pro.
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