As for Taduran, the clash with Balunan, 12-0 (7 KOs), marks his first on home soil since a December 2023 unanimous decision win over countryman Jake Amparo in Tagbilaran City. The victory was part of a current four-fight win streak since his pair of defeats to Rene Mark Cuarto in 2021 and 2022, the first of which ended his previous IBF title reign.