Tapales announces move to featherweight after loss to OguniMANILA, Philippines -- Onwards and upwards. Following a tough loss in Japan on Friday, Marlon Tapales said what matters is to “keep getting up” as he aims to move up in weight class. The former two-division and unified super bantamweight world champion absorbed a unanimous decision defeat against Yukinori Oguni on Friday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Thank you very much and God bless everyone.”Following his win, Oguni is now holding a 24-4-3 win-loss-draw record in his professional career. Tapales, on the other hand, had his first loss in his five previous contests.

Source: Philippine Star April 04, 2026 07:37 UTC