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RP with only two world champs after Tapales was stripped of title

While Tapales won the rematch with Omori via TKO in the penultimate round, he lost the title on the scales for being overweight. It was Tapales’ first defense of the title which he won over the long-reigning Thai world champion Pungluang Sor Singyu.

Before the fight, Tapales was one of the three current Philippine world boxing champions, the other being Manny Pacquiao and Jerwin Ancajas as Nonito Donaire lost his title to Jessie Magdaleno last November and Johnriel Casimero relinquished his IBF title to move up to higher weight limit. Read more:

Pacquiao, who is set to face Jeff Horn of Australia on July 2, is the current WBO Welterweight Champion while Jerwin Ancajas is the current IBF World super flyweight titleholder.

Long-reigning world titlist Donnie Nietes who is one of the five Filipino world titlists last year, is set to face Komgrich Nantapech for the vacant vacant IBF Flyweight title on April 26 in Cebu City, Philippines. If he wins, the country will have three world Champions in a few days.

Former Bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire is still negotiating for his next fight following his loss to Jesssie Magdaleno last Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

Johnriel Casimero, who relinquished his IBF Flyweight title to move up to a higher weight has yet to announce his next fight. Casimero is coming off two straight wins following his loss to Amnat Ruenroeng during their first fight in 2015.

Ancajas, who is managed by Manny Pacquiao’s promotional outfit MP Promotions, has defended his title last January against José Alfredo Rodríguez at the Venetian Resort in Macau, China. No announcement yet for his next fight.

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