Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales from Lanao del Norte became the Philippines’ newest world boxing champion after dethroning previously unbeaten unified super bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan via a hard-fought split decision to win the IBF and WBA World super bantamweight titles at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. The 31-year old … Continue reading Marlon Tapales – pride of Lanao del Norte upsets Uzbek champ; becomes PH’s newest boxing world champion