Marlon Tapales Breaks Through Jet’s Defense for a Regional Belt
Marlon Tapales stopped Jon Jon Jet after the third round on April 27, 2025, at Venue 88 in General Santos City, Philippines. The victory brought the former world champion the vacant WBC International Silver super bantamweight title.
How the story unfolded
Jet’s height and reach initially made him awkward to catch. Tapales worked to close the gap and landed right hands and left hooks when openings appeared, gradually converting his experience into more damaging exchanges against the Indonesian opponent.
A left hook in the third round caused particular trouble around Jet’s nose. Jet completed the round but did not continue afterward, bringing the scheduled ten-round contest to a retirement conclusion. Tapales then went to the opposing corner to check on his condition.
The result and its significance
The result gave Tapales his fortieth professional victory and twenty-first stoppage against four defeats. It represented a regional championship step for a boxer whose previous career had already included major world-title competition in the smaller weight divisions.
Joey Canoy also won a WBC regional belt on the card, stopping Vietnam’s Minh Phat Sam in the tenth round for the International strawweight title. Together, the two victories supplied championship successes for Filipino fighters in General Santos. Tapales’s performance turned an initially difficult target into a stoppage, using measured pressure and accurate hooks to complete his return assignment inside three rounds.
Sources
Article Tags
Marlon Tapales, Jon Jon Jet, Boxing
