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Marlon Tapales is presently the WBO champion in the bantamweight division which has a limit of 118 pounds. In the weigh-in last Saturday, Tapales had the scales at 118.8 pounds which made him overweight for his category. That caused him the title. He was stripped of the WBO Bantamweight title even before the fight because of that issue of being over weight. I wonder why some boxers had to experience that when it is already anticpated that they might be over the weight limit so why not lose weight as early as possible? It is heart-breaking for a champion to lose the title just by being over the weight limit. So if Tapales would win over Shohei Omori, the champion spot would be declared vacant while if Omori wins then he will be champion.
PS. As per the news report today, Tapales won by a knockout in the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] round. The WBO bantamweight division is declared vacant of a champion.
PS. As per the news report today, Tapales won by a knockout in the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] round. The WBO bantamweight division is declared vacant of a champion.