---
title: "Taduran outpoints Moreno to retain IBF minimumweight title"
url: https://sportshorts.net/story/taduran-outpoints-moreno-to-retain-ibf-minimumweight-title
published: 2026-11-09T21:09:47Z
updated: 2026-11-09T21:09:47Z
summary: "Pedro Taduran kept the IBF minimumweight title in Albuquerque, beating unbeaten Spaniard Brandon Moreno on scores of 120-108 and 115-113 twice."
author: "SportShorts Desk"
categories: ["Boxing"]
tags: ["Boxing", "Brandon Moreno", "IBF", "Pedro Taduran"]
lang: en
---

# Taduran outpoints Moreno to retain IBF minimumweight title

*Fourth straight defence keeps the Filipino as his country's lone world champion.*

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Pedro Taduran retained the IBF minimumweight world title on Saturday night, outworking previously unbeaten Spanish challenger Brandon Moreno for a unanimous 12-round decision at the Kiva Auditorium.

Judge Anthony Romero scored a 120-108 shutout while Esther Lopez and Mark Sanchez both had it 115-113 — seven rounds to five — for the champion, who pressed forward from the opening bell and landed repeatedly with his left straight as Moreno, the IBF's No. 4 contender, boxed cautiously at range. Taduran stepped up the pace late, taking three of the last four rounds on all three cards.

The victory moves Taduran, 30, to 21-4-1 (14 KOs) — a fourth straight defence in a second reign that began when he stopped Ginjiro Shigeoka in Japan in July 2024. Moreno, 33, of Madrid falls to 16-1 (5 KOs) in his first world title fight.

**Why it matters:** Taduran remains the Philippines' only reigning world boxing champion, and a fourth consecutive defence of the 105-pound crown strengthens the case for unification against the division's other titleholders.

*Sources: [Rappler](https://www.rappler.com/people/athletes/boxing-results-pedro-taduran-brandon-moreno-world-title-november-7-2026/), [Philstar](https://www.philstar.com/about-us/sports/2026/11/09/2568829/taduran-still-king), [GMA News](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/boxing/1008709/pedro-taduran-retains-ibf-title-hands-brandon-moreno-first-career-loss/story/), [Max Boxing](https://www.maxboxing.com/news/pedro-taduran-keeps-ibf-title-with-unanimous-decision-over-brandon-moreno-in-albuquerque).*