Marlon Tapales has four losses against four opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Tapales's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Marlon Tapales".
On December 26, 2023 Marlon Tapales, the WBA (Super) and IBF champion, met Naoya Inoue, the WBC, WBO and The Ring champion, in a super-bantamweight world-title unification fight. Tapales was 31 years old and with a record of 37-4 (18), and Inoue was 30 years old and with a record of 25-0 (22). Tapales lost the fight via 10th-round KO and lost his titles.
On December 7, 2019 Marlon Tapales fought Ryosuke Iwasa in a super-bantamweight world-title fight for the IBF title. Tapales was 27 years old and with a record of 33-3 (15), and Iwasa was 29 years old and with a record of 26-3 (16). Tapales lost the fight via 11th-round TKO.
On February 23, 2013 Marlon Tapales faced off against David Sánchez in a super-flyweight bout at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 21-2 (8). Tapales lost the fight via 12-round majority decision.
On May 30, 2009 Marlon Tapales faced off against Brix Ray in a flyweight bout at age 17. He was coming in with a record of 8-1 (2). Tapales lost the fight via 6th-round retirement.
