Tapales new WBA, IBF champion - The Manila Times
(UPDATE) FILIPINO Marlon Tapales scored an upset split decision victory over Uzbek Murodjon Akhmadaliev to become the new unified World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight champion. The fight was held at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday (Manila time). One judge scored it 118-110 for Akhmadaliev, while the other two had 115-113 each for Tapale