BN Fight Facts: Naoya Inoue breaks down the brave but outgunned Marlon Tapales inside 10 rounds

THE RESULT: Japanese sensation Naoya Inoue added yet one more stoppage sufferer to his unimaginable 26-fight résumé when halting (*10*) Marlon Tapales at the one minute and two seconds mark of spherical 10 in Koto-Ku, Japan. In management all through the struggle, but pushed arduous by a recreation and cussed opponent, Inoue ultimately secured the end because of a jolting proper hand to Tapales’ brow, the impression of which pressured Tapales to the canvas with the stuffing nicely and really knocked out of him.

KEY MOMENTS: Following a usually quick begin, Inoue landed his largest shot of the struggle in spherical 4, when a counter left hook related on the jaw of Tapales and put him on unsteady legs. It was then shortly after that Inoue dropped Tapales for the first time in the struggle.

RECORDS: The 30-year-old Inoue’s report now stands at 26-0 (23), whereas Tapales, 31, falls to 37-4 (19).

TALKING POINT: With solely Nonito Donaire capable of take Inoue the full 12 rounds since 2016, one begins to marvel if anybody else is quipped to final the distance with Inoue as of late, not to mention beat him. Tonight’s opponent, Tapales, regardless of dropping the majority of the rounds, was at the very least defensively sound, sturdy, and bold, even having success of his personal with physique pictures. And but, irrespective of how arduous he huffed and puffed, and no matter the high quality of his chin and extent of his dedication, nonetheless Tapales minimize a dispirited, exhausted and pained determine when dropping to his knees in spherical 10.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Now that Inoue has rounded up all 4 main belts in the super-bantamweight division, the second division by which he has achieved this feat, the query have to be this: Does he subsequent step as much as featherweight? If he does, there shall be better challenges and larger names for Inoue, which, at the age of 30, could also be precisely what the “Monster” wants with a purpose to maintain this beautiful run of kind going.