Marlon Tapales to battle in Cambodia anew this April

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former IBF and WBA world tremendous bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales maybe fell in love with preventing in Cambodia as he’s set to return there to face Indonesian contender Jon Jon Jet on April 14 in Siem Reap.

The 32-year-old Tapales, who’s the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Continental tremendous bantamweight champion, is gunning for the WBC Worldwide Silver tremendous bantamweight strap in opposition to Jet.

A victory in opposition to his Indonesian foe would positively influence Tapales’ possibilities to land one other world title shot, most likely in opposition to his tormentor and undisputed world tremendous featherweight champion Naoya Inoue.

READ: Marlon Tapales stays No. 3 in IBF, No. 2 in WBC world rankings

Tapales is very ranked within the WBC at No. 2 and No. 3 within the IBF, whereas he’s ranked No. 4 within the WBA.

Additionally, he’s on a back-to-back profitable streak, clinching the WBC Asian title within the course of. His newest battle was in opposition to Indian Saurabh Kumar in his first battle in Cambodia at its capital, Phnom Penh, final September the place he received through unanimous choice.

READ: Marlon Tapales dismantles Indian challenger in Cambodia

On the opposing facet, Jet, a 30-year-old Indonesian prospect sports activities a report of 15 wins with 12 knockouts paired with one defeat and one draw. His lone defeat got here in 2019 after bowing right down to Luke Boyd in Australia through a primary spherical knockout,

Tapales’ stablemate, and world-ranked Joey Canoy might be featured within the battle card as nicely. Canoy (23-5-2, 14 KOs) will battle within the co-main occasion in opposition to Vietnam’s Minh Phat Sam (10-5-2, 8 KOs) in a 10-rounder showdown.

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