Gabunilas ready for the Inoue-Tapales undercard bout

Glendale G. Rosal 12/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano boxing prospect John Paul “Angas ng Cebu” Gabunilas didn’t leave a stone unturned in preparing for his first fight abroad. Gabunilas, from the ARQ Boxing Stable in Cebu, has been training since…

Tapales flies to Tokyo for Inoue mega fight 

Glendale G. Rosal 12/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) world super bantamweight champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales has left for Tokyo, Japan for his much-awaited unification bout against Japanese boxing superstar Naoya “Monster”…

Tapales to train in Baguio City before fight Dec. 26 bout vs Inoue

Glendale G. Rosal 11/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Associatin (WBA) Super world super bantamweight champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales will spend the final stage of his training camp in Baguio City.  Tapales wrapped…

Tapales eagerly awaiting for unification battle with unbeaten Inoue

Glendale G. Rosal 08/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) world super bantamweight champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales has already started his training camp in anticipation of a possible unification showdown with Japanese superstar…

World champ Tapales eyes historic feat

Dale Rosal 06/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight king Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales has chance to make history in Philippine boxing. This after the WBA gave Tapales the permission to pursue the…

Tapales, unbeaten Akhmadaliev set world title duel in March

Glendale G. Rosal 01/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales and the reigning IBF/WBA world super bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev will tangle in March for a world title. This was announced by multiple major sports websites and…

Tapales finally earns another world title shot vs unbeaten Uzbek

Glendale G. Rosal 09/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a long wait, former world boxing champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales has finally earned a world title shot against world champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev. This is after, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) championship committee…

Villanueva-Tete fight in the works

Glendale G. Rosal 12/09/2016

NEGOTIATIONS are already in the works for the world title eliminator duel between World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific bantamweight champion “King” Arthur Villanueva of ALA Boxing Gym and world ranked number two Zolani Tete of South…

Three boxers from Cebu face uphill battle abroad

Glendale G. Rosal 12/07/2016

Tough assignments await three Cebu-based boxers from Naris Singwangcha Promotions as they take on separate unbeaten Russian opponents. Making the assignments tougher is that the fights slated this month will be held in enemy’s territory. The 28-year-old…

Tapales to defend title in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 09/05/2016

A MONTH after dethroning Pungluang Sor Singyu as the WBO world bantamweight champion, Filipino Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales will make the first defense of his newly-acquired crown against Japanese Takuma Inoue on December 30 at the famed…

Tapales excited to join ALA Promotions stable

Glendale G. Rosal 07/28/2016

Marlon Tapales, the country’s newly-minted WBO World bantamweight champion, arrived in Cebu almost unnoticed yesterday, as only his stablemates from the RWS Boxing Gym and some supporters laid out the red carpet. Tapales dethroned erstwhile champion Pongluang…

Tapales stops Sor Singyu, claims WBO bantam title

Glendale G. Rosal 07/27/2016

The Philippines has a new world boxing champion! Marlon “Maranding Nightmare” Tapales survived two knockdowns in the fifth round and stopped two-time world champion Pong Luang Sor Singyu in the 11th canto to annex the WBO world…

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