Marlon Tapales vs. Ruben Manakane
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Marlon Tapales 117 lbs beat Ruben Manakane 116 lbs by TKO at 2:17 in round 4 of 10
- Date: 2013-05-26
- Location: Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
- Marlon Tapales 21-2 (8 KOs) vs. Ruben Manakane 12-9 (8 KOs)
- Tapales entered as the WBC #39 super flyweight contender.
- This is Tapales' first fight in Japan, he has a record of 1-1 (0 KO) in fights outside his native Philippines; Tapales has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) against Indonesian fighters heading into the fight.
- This is also Manakane's first fight in Japan, he has a record of 1-4 (1 KO) in fights outside his native Indonesia; Manakane has a record of 1-1 (1 KO) against Filipino fighters, having knocked out previously undefeated Roman Canto on Philippine soil about ten months ago.
- Tapales is coming off a majority decision loss against David Sanchez in Mexico three months ago, while Manakane is coming off a second round stoppage win of Erick Deztroyer just seventeen days ago.