This Tuesday Morning, the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan will be the venue for an exciting event with 7 fights on the card, in which the Undisputed Super Bantamweight Title will be on the line. Naoya Inoue, the Undefeated Japanese Champion, faces Marlon Tapales, the Champion from the Philippines, for 12 rounds.
The Japanese Bantamweight Title is also on the line on the card, and we have talent from all over, including some new blood doing their debuts. And to some extent, we can argue that there is an undefeated fighter in each of the bouts.
We are getting ready for an early morning event to get our week started, and the Japanese crowd is getting ready to see their champion perform, for better or worse, but his dominance speaks for itself and we are getting ready to dive into detail.
When:
Tuesday, December 26, 5:00 am ET at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, JP
Ring walks time:
(Estimated) 7:00 am ET
Moneyline odds:
Naoya Inoue (soon)
Marlon Tapales (soon)
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Why Bet on Naoya Inoue?
Inoue is a four-division champion that looks to become a two-division undisputed title holder. He would be the fourth fighter to accomplish that, joining Claressa Shields, Terence Crawford, and Katie Taylor. The 30-year-old has yet to be stopped in his career and has been nearly unbeatable since joining Top Rank.
Inoue hasn’t allowed a fight to go twelve rounds since 2019 when he beat Nonito Donaire in a fight to remember.
Why Bet on Marlon Tapales?
Marlon Tapales looks to be the first Filipino undisputed champion at Super Bantamweight. A former WBO bantamweight champion, Tapales is ready to play spoiler in Inoue’s backyard.
Tapales’ last fight was a split decision win, his first contest to go the distance since 2014.
Final Betting Analysis: Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales
With both of these fighters being knockout artists are bound to make this “blink and you’ll miss it” affair.
Inoue punishes his opponents with ease. Since joining Top Rank, the length of his fights has varied. Only two haven’t made it out of the third round, while two knockouts landed in the eighth. When he kicks it into second gear, there is no stopping. So he could punch out Tapales early or play with his food until pouncing on him in the later rounds. By the time Tapales knows what hit him, literally, it will be all over.
Tapales has only been beaten twice via knockout, but the Filipino hasn’t gotten matched with someone like this rival. Inoue bashing his opponent has become a tradition, which doesn’t appear to be going away soon.
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