OSAKA—Marlon Tapales failed to make the weight on his first try here, putting in peril his defense of the WBO bantamweight crown. Tapales registered 119.75 pounds during the official
OSAKA—Marlon Tapales failed to make the weight on his first try here, putting in peril his defense of the WBO bantamweight crown.
Tapales registered 119.75 pounds during the official weigh-in while challenger Shohei Omori came in half a pound under the bantamweight limit.
Tapales has two hours to drop 1.75 lb or be stripped of his crown.
