Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Jawhead999]

I don't really want to think that BIG BANG Zhilei Zhang is just a cherry-picked for Joe Joyce, even though he didn't beat Filip Hrgovic and it is a Unanimous Decision victory for Filip Hrgovic A fight with Joe Joyce is also a different story, but that is what you think but for this fight, Joe Joyce is 2 years younger than  Zhang so maybe he can get this done, or analysis it with their fight maybe Joyce have seen that he has a significant advantage against Zhilei Zhang,

The 2 old years old difference isn't too far and Joe Joyce also have reach advantage, if you check the odds Zhang is clearly underdog where the odds in moneyline is 7.80x. For me I don't see Zhang have a chance to beat Joyce.

As for the Marlon Tapales upset, he riding high on a 3 fight winning streak, including the eliminator as who is going to face Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

You can call it upset, but for me Tapales is somewhat on his prime right now, it might be very short for him but as least he has taken advantage of and his next fight could really define his career.

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

[Maslate]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

[Hirose UK]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Maybe Tapales will have several fights before the fight against Fulton or Inoue arrives and Tapales has to be really careful so that nothing bad happens which will make him have trouble later when fighting Fulton or Inoue to be able to prove that he is indeed a champion and Pastas becomes the champion.
But to have a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev is unlikely to happen unless later Tapales can win when fighting Fulton or Inoue.

I admit Tapales is indeed a strong and great boxer because he managed to hold the world title in the heavyweight class.
Tapales is also one of the epic boxers because he managed to have a record of 19 KO wins.

[Kemarit]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

Or if there is a rematch clause to begin with?

However, I wouldn't discount the fact that yes, Akhmadaliev can request for a rematch, and the camp of Marlon can give or not give him that. Based on the scores, both judges have the same, except for the one. So there are no controversies there in my opinion. But if Marlon knows that he truly beat Akhmadaliev then maybe he will think about it and gave the consent for rematch. Of course, the money will be on the side of Tapales now since he is now the champion. But let's see.

[Maslate]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

Or if there is a rematch clause to begin with?

However, I wouldn't discount the fact that yes, Akhmadaliev can request for a rematch, and the camp of Marlon can give or not give him that. Based on the scores, both judges have the same, except for the one. So there are no controversies there in my opinion. But if Marlon knows that he truly beat Akhmadaliev then maybe he will think about it and gave the consent for rematch. Of course, the money will be on the side of Tapales now since he is now the champion. But let's see.

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

[Japinat]

Also, Eddie Hearn tried to make an appeal that the score was wrong and his cow, Murodjon, should have won that fight and retain his belts.

Better luck next time, Hearn! It's already obvious that your cow(s) really got some help in almost every fight you made.

Well, I am just glad that he is also a sport at this tweet by DAZN.
https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1644904680072331264?s=20
Massive win for the Philippines indeed.

But have you guys imagined if it's Inoue who faced Murodjon? I mean, their camp must've thought Murodjon could easily defeat Tapales and yet it became upset. If it's Inoue right there we may have witnessed how far Inoue's power is even in a higher weight class.
I am excited to see Tapales agreeing on the challenge to unify the belts if Inoue wins against Stephen Fulton. It's either another record-breaker for Japan or it will be for the Philippines.
Was there a contract that Murodjon will get a rematch after this? I mean, that's two belts stripped from him and I doubt he will stay silent about that.

I mean, judging by what happened, Inoue could have been the new 2-belt champion at 122 now if he was the one who fought Murodjon and not Tapales. But I believe things happened for a reason, Tapales surely deserved that win but Inoue's fate is with Fulton and that's a good acid test for Inoue and for us to know if he did bring his power at 122 or even stronger compared to what he did at 118.

Was there a contract that Murodjon will get a rematch after this? I mean, that's two belts stripped from him and I doubt he will stay silent about that.

No rematch clause but Murodjon's camp will try to ask for a rematch since they believed the fight was too tight and maybe this time around, they could twist the outcome. Now the question is, will Tapales camp agree to it or are they interested, we will find out in the next few weeks.

[danherbias07]

No rematch clause but Murodjon's camp will try to ask for a rematch since they believed the fight was too tight and maybe this time around, they could twist the outcome. Now the question is, will Tapales camp agree to it or are they interested, we will find out in the next few weeks.

Thank you for clearing that out because I have not found a link about it.

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

There it is. Nice share brother.
Eddie Hearn said they will try asking WBA for a mandatory fight. Why don't they ask Tapales' camp first? Pride?  I bet they will not retreat from a challenge but they might be wise about not accepting the challenge.
Why? Simply because they now have a chance to unify all titles on whoever will win with the Inoue versus Fulton fight.
Indeed, that will be bigger than just a rematch which takes a risk on the two titles being stripped again from Tapales. I'd very much love to see a Filipino making a dream come true. This kind of achievement will be big for the whole country.

[Fredomago]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

Or if there is a rematch clause to begin with?

However, I wouldn't discount the fact that yes, Akhmadaliev can request for a rematch, and the camp of Marlon can give or not give him that. Based on the scores, both judges have the same, except for the one. So there are no controversies there in my opinion. But if Marlon knows that he truly beat Akhmadaliev then maybe he will think about it and gave the consent for rematch. Of course, the money will be on the side of Tapales now since he is now the champion. But let's see.

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

Good thing that there's no rematch claw as Tapales and his camp can negotiate more if in case Hearn will insist since Tapales now holding the belt meaning to say that he's in the position to ask for his demand, for now no update yet if they will negotiate maybe they are enjoying the fame and the money that they've got after the fight.

We will wait for more details if the direction of this will go to what Hearn will request, like what you mentioned. He's not convinced that his champ lost that fight.

[Maslate]

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

There it is. Nice share brother.
Eddie Hearn said they will try asking WBA for a mandatory fight. Why don't they ask Tapales' camp first? Pride?  I bet they will not retreat from a challenge but they might be wise about not accepting the challenge.
Why? Simply because they now have a chance to unify all titles on whoever will win with the Inoue versus Fulton fight.
Indeed, that will be bigger than just a rematch which takes a risk on the two titles being stripped again from Tapales. I'd very much love to see a Filipino making a dream come true. This kind of achievement will be big for the whole country.

Aside from pride, Eddie Hearn is making sure that Marlon Tapales's camp won't get away with the rematch and because they are already assuming that the latter's camp are not interested in making the rematch for them as it's already a finished chapter. Going directly with WBA (which I believe Hearn got some serious connection) increases their chances to have that rematch that they wanted.

So, let's see if Hearn can get the WBA's approval for that request as I don't think they can make a mandatory fight that fast because Marlon just got the belts and so he does have the liberty to make few fights first before a mandatory arrives.

[stadus]

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

There it is. Nice share brother.
Eddie Hearn said they will try asking WBA for a mandatory fight. Why don't they ask Tapales' camp first? Pride?  I bet they will not retreat from a challenge but they might be wise about not accepting the challenge.
Why? Simply because they now have a chance to unify all titles on whoever will win with the Inoue versus Fulton fight.
Indeed, that will be bigger than just a rematch which takes a risk on the two titles being stripped again from Tapales. I'd very much love to see a Filipino making a dream come true. This kind of achievement will be big for the whole country.

Aside from pride, Eddie Hearn is making sure that Marlon Tapales's camp won't get away with the rematch and because they are already assuming that the latter's camp are not interested in making the rematch for them as it's already a finished chapter. Going directly with WBA (which I believe Hearn got some serious connection) increases their chances to have that rematch that they wanted.

So, let's see if Hearn can get the WBA's approval for that request as I don't think they can make a mandatory fight that fast because Marlon just got the belts and so he does have the liberty to make few fights first before a mandatory arrives.

Good for Eddie Hearn if he's thinking that way because that is favorable to our own Marlon Tapales because the more he talks about the recent upset of his 2-belt champion, Murodjon, the more exposure for Tapales and he will be more known in the industry. Besides, Eddie Hearn is just avoiding to waste some of his precious time because if he will go directly for Tapales's camp, there's a risk that he will just be toyed, so he's just making sure that a rematch will happen by going directly towards WBA.

[freedomgo]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

Or if there is a rematch clause to begin with?

However, I wouldn't discount the fact that yes, Akhmadaliev can request for a rematch, and the camp of Marlon can give or not give him that. Based on the scores, both judges have the same, except for the one. So there are no controversies there in my opinion. But if Marlon knows that he truly beat Akhmadaliev then maybe he will think about it and gave the consent for rematch. Of course, the money will be on the side of Tapales now since he is now the champion. But let's see.

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

Good thing that there's no rematch claw as Tapales and his camp can negotiate more if in case Hearn will insist since Tapales now holding the belt meaning to say that he's in the position to ask for his demand, for now no update yet if they will negotiate maybe they are enjoying the fame and the money that they've got after the fight.

We will wait for more details if the direction of this will go to what Hearn will request, like what you mentioned. He's not convinced that his champ lost that fight.

In most cases, the losing camp is expected to take their time and absorb the defeat before they start to make a move whether they will pursue a rematch or move on and it's still too early to hear an update about their possible rematch because I'm sure Murodjon is still resting while Tapales is living the dream because he is now the IBF and WBA World Champion.

We will likely hear some updates about it after a full month rest, Eddie Hearn may be restless about what happened but he knows that he should respect the decision and will try to bounce back next time, if there's a next time.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

^^ Yes, I think Murodjon will take this lost like a man, take a rest and be with his family. And after that healing then maybe he can request from the camp of Marlon Tapales about a possible rematch. Or he might be the number 1 rank challenger for the belt again and should wait for his turn.

On the other hand, most likely Tapales might be back in the Philippines already and celebrating as well with this family after that biggest win in his career and now a 2 belt champion in super bantamweight.

[Kemarit]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

Or if there is a rematch clause to begin with?

However, I wouldn't discount the fact that yes, Akhmadaliev can request for a rematch, and the camp of Marlon can give or not give him that. Based on the scores, both judges have the same, except for the one. So there are no controversies there in my opinion. But if Marlon knows that he truly beat Akhmadaliev then maybe he will think about it and gave the consent for rematch. Of course, the money will be on the side of Tapales now since he is now the champion. But let's see.

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

Ok, thanks for that info, so yeah, no rematch clause then Akhmadaliev would have to work double hard to become the mandatory challenger for the belt. However, we all know that Tapales wanted to fight the winner of Fulton and Inoue for the unification fight. Although his chances are slim, it might be the right decision for him in the future.

But with the power and influence of Eddie Hearn, I wouldn't be surprised if the governing body will give in to his request to have a immediate rematch with Marlon Tapales. But for sure Marlon will want that fight as well as he wants to proved that his win is no fluke.

[LUCKMCFLY]

^^ Not really sure what do you mean by not interested, Canelo is still the cash cow of boxing, so whoever he fight next, will definitely make a lot of money. And maybe Bivol can double on what he get during their first fight as he already beat Canelo at 175. Now there is a scenario that might interested Bivol, that is to fight Canelo as his super middle weight class, which means that Canelo will have to put all his belt on the line. So the stakes are high and Bivol might not resists it because it's going to be a win-win situation for him. And if by chance he beat Canelo twice, then he will be a double belt champion at 168 lbs and his 175 lbs. And Canelo wanted to get his revenge against Bivol, we totally didn't expect that he will lost to Bivol.

Well, what I think of all this is as I have been saying for a long time, Bivol is a boxer who has always wanted to seek fame and greatness, I think that now more because of his nationality, the Russian athletes have tried by all means to ban them for the conflict of the war against Ukraine, and Canelo for his part lost, and what will Bivol say? that he already beat him that he doesn't need to prove anything, but as a good boxer he must accept the challenge, revenge is always good in boxing, and if he comes out as a winner again, then he may have other ways of saying no if he comes back to lose revenge and continue looking for what he wants.

It's obviously a cherry pick by Joyce because Zhang didn't even able to beat Filip Hrgovic, Joyce is better than Hrgovic, I think Joyce will win via KO since
his KO rate is really high. If Joyce win via KO, it will boost his mental and he will be confident enough to challenge Tyson Fury for WBC belt. If he only win via decision, I think he will take few fight more.

I don't really want to think that BIG BANG Zhilei Zhang is just a cherry-picked for Joe Joyce, even though he didn't beat Filip Hrgovic and it is a Unanimous Decision victory for Filip Hrgovic A fight with Joe Joyce is also a different story, but that is what you think but for this fight, Joe Joyce is 2 years younger than  Zhang so maybe he can get this done, or analysis it with their fight maybe Joyce have seen that he has a significant advantage against Zhilei Zhang,

Two major surprises occurred. With two belts, Marlon Tapales is the new champion. I keep thinking about whether the new boss is willing to match himself to the victor of Naoya Inoue and Steph Fulton.

Another upset occurred when the powerful left hook of Brian Mendoza caught WBC interim champion Sebastian Fundora off guard. Jermell Charlo, the undisputed champion of the division, currently has two mandates ready to include Tim Tszyu.

Takuma Inoue, the brother of Naoya Inoue, is now a world champion after acquiring the WBA belt left by his brother.

Naoya Inoue after the Stephen Fulton fight if he wins that fight the next target will surely be Marlon Tapales to unify the WBO super-bantamweight titles sure that will be a great fight to watch but I indeed am worried about Tapales because seeing how Naoya Inoue's style and how he fights well I am not really underestimating Fulton but I really think that Inoue will win against Fulton, so yeah I guess I will bet for Naoya Inoue if the odds was great,

The truth is that I think the same as you, for me Inoue will easily win against Fulton, of course this is something that at least I say because of his performance in the ring, because Inoue fights as if he were a genius, so all those fights in which we have seen The Japanese do what they do best, which is to win, I don't think this new category will stop them, I imagine that the training must be on another level, but that's boxing, they have to get used to the weight and be able to show that they are the best.

[Fredomago]

^^ Yes, I think Murodjon will take this lost like a man, take a rest and be with his family. And after that healing then maybe he can request from the camp of Marlon Tapales about a possible rematch. Or he might be the number 1 rank challenger for the belt again and should wait for his turn.

On the other hand, most likely Tapales might be back in the Philippines already and celebrating as well with this family after that biggest win in his career and now a 2 belt champion in super bantamweight.

Yeah, Murodjon should take it as a man and re-try his chances of either take a rematch or find his way back as a contender for the belts, it was being decided that Tapales win the fight and even they will doubt the decision it has been announced so better to take that and move forward and plan his way back for another shot for reclaiming the belts.

There's always another chance if Murodjon will continue fighting if ever that the rematch will not happen right away, he just need to keep pushing to make his way back on top.

[Japinat]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

Or if there is a rematch clause to begin with?

However, I wouldn't discount the fact that yes, Akhmadaliev can request for a rematch, and the camp of Marlon can give or not give him that. Based on the scores, both judges have the same, except for the one. So there are no controversies there in my opinion. But if Marlon knows that he truly beat Akhmadaliev then maybe he will think about it and gave the consent for rematch. Of course, the money will be on the side of Tapales now since he is now the champion. But let's see.

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

Ok, thanks for that info, so yeah, no rematch clause then Akhmadaliev would have to work double hard to become the mandatory challenger for the belt. However, we all know that Tapales wanted to fight the winner of Fulton and Inoue for the unification fight. Although his chances are slim, it might be the right decision for him in the future.

But with the power and influence of Eddie Hearn, I wouldn't be surprised if the governing body will give in to his request to have a immediate rematch with Marlon Tapales. But for sure Marlon will want that fight as well as he wants to proved that his win is no fluke.

I think that the governing body will just let him off the hook for the meantime and give Marlon Tapales a couple of months before giving him a mandatory defense fight as he just won the fight. It might be too unfair if they will give Tapales an immediate defense fight because he's not yet due for the next 6 months, so that leaves him some time to pick his own opponents instead of fighting a mandatory challenger that the governing body will give.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

^^ Yes, I think Murodjon will take this lost like a man, take a rest and be with his family. And after that healing then maybe he can request from the camp of Marlon Tapales about a possible rematch. Or he might be the number 1 rank challenger for the belt again and should wait for his turn.

On the other hand, most likely Tapales might be back in the Philippines already and celebrating as well with this family after that biggest win in his career and now a 2 belt champion in super bantamweight.

Yeah, Murodjon should take it as a man and re-try his chances of either take a rematch or find his way back as a contender for the belts, it was being decided that Tapales win the fight and even they will doubt the decision it has been announced so better to take that and move forward and plan his way back for another shot for reclaiming the belts.

There's always another chance if Murodjon will continue fighting if ever that the rematch will not happen right away, he just need to keep pushing to make his way back on top.

Yeah, they don't need to push for it, there will be another time for him to become champion. He just have to take everything right now as to what happen to him. He just lost the fight, and they think it's not fair, then they have to wait for another chance. Let other boxers have a crack at Marlon first and see how it goes. If Marlon can defend the belt then good, Murodjon should fight another one and then if he won then maybe he will have his chances back. If Marlon losses then still a win win for Murodjon as he can fight the boxer that beat Marlon. No need to rush at this point, just take his time agian.

[Kemarit]

Maybe Tapales will have a few fights before he fight with Fulton or Inoue to become an undisputed champion. There's possible a rematch against Murodjon Akhmadaliev to see if Tapales really beat him.

Did Tapales agree to the rematch? I know it's an upset, but let's give credit to Tapales. If he gives a chance for a rematch, that's even better. He is the defending champion, so Akhmadaliev will have to double his effort and convince the judges that he can dominate the champion.

For me, I would prefer to see him fight a challenger first before a unification fight. That way, he can be tested to see if he is really ready to fight the other champions. If he does end up facing Inoue in a unification battle, I will play smart and remain unbiased.

Or if there is a rematch clause to begin with?

However, I wouldn't discount the fact that yes, Akhmadaliev can request for a rematch, and the camp of Marlon can give or not give him that. Based on the scores, both judges have the same, except for the one. So there are no controversies there in my opinion. But if Marlon knows that he truly beat Akhmadaliev then maybe he will think about it and gave the consent for rematch. Of course, the money will be on the side of Tapales now since he is now the champion. But let's see.

To end this speculation, here's a news regarding their possible rematch: NO REMATCH CLAUSE FOR MURODJON AKHMADALIEV VS MARLON TAPALES

In the stated article, Akhmadaliev's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said in an interview that there was no rematch clause written on the contract but they will try to make a rematch happen and if Tapales's camp won't agree, they will try to ask the WBA to enforce a mandatory fight to get that fight. As we all know, Eddie Hearn wasn't convinced that Marlon Tapales won that match that's why they will try to negotiate for a rematch.

Ok, thanks for that info, so yeah, no rematch clause then Akhmadaliev would have to work double hard to become the mandatory challenger for the belt. However, we all know that Tapales wanted to fight the winner of Fulton and Inoue for the unification fight. Although his chances are slim, it might be the right decision for him in the future.

But with the power and influence of Eddie Hearn, I wouldn't be surprised if the governing body will give in to his request to have a immediate rematch with Marlon Tapales. But for sure Marlon will want that fight as well as he wants to proved that his win is no fluke.

I think that the governing body will just let him off the hook for the meantime and give Marlon Tapales a couple of months before giving him a mandatory defense fight as he just won the fight. It might be too unfair if they will give Tapales an immediate defense fight because he's not yet due for the next 6 months, so that leaves him some time to pick his own opponents instead of fighting a mandatory challenger that the governing body will give.

I read that there will be a title eliminator fight the IBF belt held by Tapales, it would be,

Luis Nery #3 vs Ra’eese Aleem #4. If they proceed with the fight then the winner will have the first chance to fight Marlon Tapales for his IBF belt. If the two doesn't want to go to title eliminator they will be strip of their rankings.

So Tapales now has one potential opponent in the future, the winner of this fight. It will be tough regardless of the outcome for Tapales, so he better take a rest now and then prepare again maybe late this year or early next year.

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And we have a shocker, Chinese Heavyweight Zhilei Zhang beats Joe Joyce and TKO him in 6th rounds. It was one of the best peformance of Zhang to this date, as he just dominate the British boxer and really dominate him every round. Joyce was undefeated coming to this fight and the favorite to win and potentially face Usyk. But Zhang derail everything, Joyce has a solid chin, but his eyes can't take that punishment from Zhang's left causing it to close and swallow and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Not sure if anyone seen this upset coming.

It is said that there is a rematch clause for this fight, But for sure Zhang might be next in like for Usyk after Daniel Dubois.

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So Tapales is then bound for an IBF mandatory later this year or next year. Matchroom and Akhmadaliev are also interested in appealing the WBA to enforce a mandatory knowing the fight was close enough to deserve a rematch. But personally, I hope the WBA will ignore it or at least make an eliminator fight first for Akhmadaliev, and then Tapales should just fight the winner of Inoue-Fulton for the undisputed championship.

How dare Akhmadaliev want a rematch yet he never gave Daniel Roman the rematch he deserved years before. Akhmadaliev is not the one that unified the WBA and IBF belts, it was Daniel Roman who made an effort to start unifying his WBA belts against then-undefeated and IBF champion TJ Doheny. Unluckily Roman lost a very close split decision to the Uzbek.