Goodman now has the opportunity to win a first first world title after Sunday's skilful win elevated the 24-year-old to the WBO's mandatory top-ranked challenger to Filipino Marlon Tapales.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/boxing/aussie-sam-goodman-secures-shot-at-world-boxing-title-c-11015983

However, he had to dig deep against 31-year-old Tapales, dropping the Filipino in the fourth round, before landing a hard right hand in the 10th to claim his 26th career victory and 23rd by knockout.

Source: https://blueprint.ng/inoue-beats-tapales-to-become-2-weight-undisputed-champion/

Naoya Inoue became the undisputed super-bantamweight champion on Boxing Day after stopping Filipino southpaw Marlon Tapales in the 10th round in front of his adoring fans in Tokyo.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-12903251/Japanese-superstar-Naoya-Inoue-completes-historic-achievement-stoppage-win-Marlon-Tapales-Boxing-Day-bout-Tokyo.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Tapales (37W-3L, 19KOs) will try to snatch Inoue’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Council (WBC) world super bantamweight belts in one of the biggest boxing events of the year.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/546407/tapales-flies-to-tokyo-for-inoue-mega-fight

The 31-year-old Tapales has a record of 37 wins with 19 knockouts and three defeats and he is a former WBO world bantamweight champion in 2016.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/499816/three-new-filipino-boxing-champions-make-courtesy-call-on-president-marcos-in-palace