Marlon Tapales bounces back with KO1 in Manila, Reymart Gaballo suffers shock loss

One Filipino star took a step forward towards another title opportunity while another took a major step backwards from contention.

Marlon Tapales bounced back from his loss to Naoya Inoue with a first round knockout win over Thailand’s Nattapong Jankaew on Friday, while Reymart Gaballo likely saw his bantamweight title aspirations go up in smoke after getting stopped in one round by unheralded Mexican journeyman Kenbun Torres.

The fights took place at Midas Hotel and Casino in Pasay City...