Inoue vs. Tapales: Ring Date Set, Catch the Action Live!

Japanese Naoya Inoue will hold the second fight for the absolute championship in two years. In the beginning of 2023, with the victory over Steven Fulton, Inoue won two titles at once - WBC and WBO in the second lightweight category (up to 55.225 kg). He will now face Filipino Marlon Tapales, the WBA and IBF champion.

Tapales, in 2023, already has the biggest win of his career. He defeated the previously unbeaten Murodjon Akhmadaliev by the judges' decision. A possible victory over Inoue will be the main sensation of this year.

The official broadcaster of the match is ESPN.