Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales: Live Stream, Betting Odds & Fight Card

“The Monster” is back, and he wants undisputed gold again.

On December 26, Naoya Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs) and Marlon Tapales (37-3, 19 KOs) will collide in a super bantamweight title unification showdown. Inoue will be putting his WBC and WBO gold at stake, while Tapales’ WBA and IBF title are also on the line. Inoue won the WBC and WBO titles against Stephen Fulton via eighth-round TKO back in July. Fulton had previously been unbeaten.

A split decision win over Murodjon Akhmadaliev back in April earned Tapales the WBA and IBF super bantamweight titles. It was the fourth straight victory for Tapales, and now he’s looking to shock the world.

Inoue vs. Tapales is being held inside the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales Betting Odds

Unsurprisingly, Inoue is a massive betting favorite going into this one. He stands as a whopping -1800 favorite, per DraftKings Sportsbook. Tapales is a massive underdog at +850. The over on this one ending past 6.5 rounds is -125, while the under is -110.

Prop Bets

Naoya Inoue: KO/TKO/DQ (-650); Decision (+600)

Marlon Tapales: KO/TKO/DQ (+1400); Decision (+2000)

Draw: +2000

Round Betting

Naoya Inoue by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 1 and 12 (+2000)

Naoya Inoue by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 2 and 11 (+1400)

Naoya Inoue by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 3 and 10 (+1100)

Naoya Inoue by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 4 and 9 (+900)

Naoya Inoue by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 5 and 8 (+800)

Naoya Inoue by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 6 and 7 (+700)

Marlon Tapales by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 1 through 12 (+10000)

Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales Fight Date, Start Time

• Date: Tuesday, December 26
• Time: 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT
• Main event ringwalks (approx): 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT

What Channel/Stream Is Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales?

• U.S.: ESPN+
• UK:  Sky Sports

Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales Fight Card

• Naoya Inoue (c) vs. Marlon Tapales (c) – for the undisputed super bantamweight titles
• Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Kazuki Anaguchi – bantamweight
• Kanamu Sakama vs. John Paul Gabunilas – flyweight
• Yoshiki Takei vs. Mario Diaz Maldonado – super bantamweight
• Andy Hiraoka vs. Sebastian Diaz Maldonado – super lightweight
• Suguru Ishikawa vs. Fuga Uematsu – featherweight
• Rikiya Sato vs. Keisuke Endo – super featherweight

Fernando Quiles Jr.

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