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