List of Current Filipino World Boxing Champions in 2023

Filipino Boxers have been quite dominant in the boxing championships in various weight categories. This speaks volumes about the true dedication, spirit, and hard work of the boxers from the Philippines to represent their country, bring pride to the nation, and become champions of the Boxing world.

In this blog, we will go through the list of Current Filipino World Boxing champions who are still ruling the boxing world in their respective category in various Major competitions of this sport. Besides this, we have an opportunity to have a quick look at the list of active Filipino boxers who have been champions in the world of boxing in the past.

List of Current Filipino World Boxing Champions in Different Categories

Filipino Boxing is going through some tough times as young boxers haven't been as good as legendary boxers like Manny Pacquiao, Flash Elorde, Pancho Villa, and Little Dado who used to dominate the Boxing Championships because of their excellent boxing skills and resilient character.

Let us now have a sneak peek at the list of Current Filipino Boxing Champions.

No.	Player Name	Championships	Opponents	Result	Successful Defences
01	Marlon Tapales	WBA (Super) Super Bantamweight	Murodjon Akhmadaliev	SD 12/12	0
		IBF Junior Featherweight	x	x	0

So, this List of Current Filipino World Boxing Champions includes only one Filipino boxer who is the current champion of the Super Bantamweight Weight category (in the World Boxing Association WBA) and Junior Featherweight (in the International Boxing Federation IBF). This shows the downfall of boxing in the Philippines and needs immediate attention of the concerned Sports departments to bring progress and prosperity to this sport in the country.

Marlon Tapales defeated his opponent Uzbek Boxer Murodjon Akhmadaliev in his last fight for the Super Bantamweight Championship. The fight took place at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio on Saturday 8, April 2023. Marlon won the fight on a Split Decision after 12 rounds. This fight result helped the Nightmare to be the Champion of the IBF Super Bantamweight category

Quick Biography of Marlon Tapales:

Age	31 Years
Alias	The Nightmare
City	Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte
Stance	Southpaw
Record	40-3-37 (KO Wins 19)
Height	5 Feet 4 Inches or 163 cm
Reach	67 ½ Inches or 171 cm
Current Division	Super Bantamweight

Marlon Tapales's upcoming Fight

Marlon Tapales will face Naoya Inoue on 23 December 2023 at the Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku as a contender for multiple championships on stake like the IBF World Super Bantam championship, WBA Super World Super Bantam championship, WBC World Super Bantam championship, and the WBO World Super Bantamweight championship.

Therefore, Marlon will be eager to put his name in more Championships Wins on the list of Current Filipino World Boxing champions.

Active Boxers Who Had Been Crowned Champions in the Past

The following list includes all the active Filipino Boxers who won different championships over time in their career but could not successfully defend the championships in their respective categories.

No.	Name	Titles	Opponent	Result	Defense
01	Malcolm Tunacao	WBC Flyweight	Medgoen Singsurat	TKO 7/12	1
02	Nonito Donaire	IBF Flyweight	Vic Darchinyan	TKO 5/12	3
		WBC Bantamweight	Fernando Montiel	KO 2/12	1
		WBO Bantamweight			1
		WBO Super Bantamweight	Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.	SD 12/12	3
		IBF Super Bantamweight	Jeffrey Mathebula	UD 12/12	0
		The Ring Super Bantamweight	Toshiaki Nishioka	TKO 9/12	1
		WBA (Undisputed) Featherweight	Simpiwe Vetyeka	TD 5/12	1
		WBO Super Bantamweight	Cesar Juarez	UD 12/12	1
		WBA (Super) Bantamweight	Ryan Burnett	RTD 4/12	1
		WBC Bantamweight	Nordine Oubaali	KO 4/12	1
03	Donnie Nietes	WBO Mini Flyweight	Pornsawan Porpramook	UD 12/12	4
		WBO Light Flyweight	Ramon Garcia Hirales	UD 12/12	9
		The Ring Light Flyweight	Moises Fuentes	TKO 9/12	5
		IBF Flyweight	Komgrich Nantapech	UD 12/12	1
		WBO Super Flyweight	Kazuto Ioka	SD 12/12	0
04	Marvin Sonsona	WBO Super Flyweight	Jose Lopez	UD 12/12	0
05	Rodel Mayol	WBC Light Flyweight	Edgar Sosa	TKO 2/12	2
06	Sonny Boy Jaro	WBC Flyweight	Pongsaklek Wonjongkam	TKO 6/12	0
		The Ring Flyweight			0
07	John Riel Casimero	IBF Light Flyweight	Interim promoted	x	3
		IBF Flyweight	Amnat Ruenroeng	KO 4/12	1
		WBO Bantamweight	Zolani Tete	TKO 3/12	2
08	Merlito Sabillo	WBO Mini Flyweight	Jorle Estrada	TKO 9/12	2
09	Marlon Tapales	WBO Bantamweight	Pungluang Sor Singyu	TKO 11/12	0
		WBA (Super) Super Bantamweight (Current Champion)	Murodjon Akhmadaliev	SD 12/12	0
		IBF Super Bantamweight  (Current Champion)			0
10	Jerwin Ancajas	IBF Super Flyweight	McJoe Arroyo	UD 12/12	9
11	Milan Melindo	IBF Light Flyweight	Akira Yaegashi	TKO 1/12	1
12	Vic Saludar	WBO Mini Flyweight	Ryuya Yamanaka	UD 12/12	1
13	Pedro Taduran	IBF Mini Flyweight	Samuel Salva	RTD 4/12	1
14	Rene Mark Cuarto	IBF Mini Flyweight	Pedro Taduran	UD 12/12	1
15	Mark Magsayo	WBC Featherweight	Gary Russell Jr.	MD 12/12	0
16	Melvin Jerusalem	WBO Mini Flyweight	Masataka Taniguchi	TKO 2/12	0

Nonito Donaire and Donnie Nietes are the only active Filipino boxers who have won 5 different weight category championships and are still going strong. However, young players like Mark Magsayo, John Reil Casemiro, and Marlon Tapales are the new faces of Filipino Boxing and have loads of expectations to bring different championships for their country.

While Marlon Tapales is the only Filipino on the List of Current Filipino World Boxing Champions in the Bantamweight category.