The Taduran defense ended with Pedro Taduran retaining his IBF world strawweight championship by unanimous decision over Brandon Moreno in their 12-round bout at the Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The win keeps Taduran as the only Filipino world champion in boxing.
Taduran defense scorecards
All three judges scored the fight for Taduran. One judge gave him all 12 rounds, while the other two scorecards read 115-113. The bout took place Sunday morning Manila time.
How the fight unfolded
Taduran applied pressure from the opening bell, but Moreno stayed in the fight with clean punches during exchanges. Taduran eventually found his rhythm and threw volume punches while continuing to hunt his opponent. In the late rounds, Moreno tried to keep Taduran at arm's length, but Taduran kept coming until the final bell.
Records after the decision
Taduran now holds a 21-4-1 win-loss-draw record. Moreno absorbed his first professional defeat and slipped to a 16-1 card.
Analysis: what the scorecards show
The reported pattern points to Taduran's pressure and volume as the difference. Moreno's clean punches kept him competitive in exchanges, but the judges rewarded Taduran's sustained work. That reading is analysis, not a statement from the judges.
This report is based on the original coverage by philstar.com.