Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales results, highlights: 'The Monster' makes history with second undisputed crown

Inoue became just the second four-belt undisputed champion of the modern era with a late TKO on Tuesday

One year after becoming the first four-belt, undisputed champion in bantamweight history, pound-for-pound great Naoya Inoue joined even more rarefied air atop the sport by joining Terence Crawford as the only boxers to achieve such a distinction in a second weight class. 

In yet another sensational display of his growing legend, Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) scored a 10th-round knockout Tuesday morning of unified titleholder Marlon Tapales (37-4, 19 KOs) inside Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The Japanese "Monster," already a four-division champion, unified all four titles at 122 pounds in a fight that was more competitive than many predicted thanks to the toughness and adaptability of the Filipino southpaw.  

"First and foremost, I would like to give a big shout out to Marlon Tapales for taking the fight with me," Inoue said, through a translator. "I think super bantamweight is my division for now so in 2024, my goal is to show myself at super bantamweight in an even finer form."