Defending youth featherweight champion Stephen Fulton Jr. will defend her belt against weight class competitor Naoya Inoue on Tuesday in Japan.
STEPHEN FULTON JR. (21-0, 8 KO)) WITH. NAOYA INOUE (24-0, 21 KOs)
- Day: Tuesday, July 25
- Time: 4:30 a.m. ET / 1:30 a.m. PT (main event follows)
- Where: Ariake Arena, Tokyo
- television/stream: GAME +
- Assignment: Juvenile featherweight (122 pounds)
- threatened: Fulton’s WBC and WBO titles
- the odds: Inoue 3-1 favorite (multi-store average)
- Also on the card: Robeisy Ramirez vs. Satoshi Shimizu, featherweight (for Ramirez’s WBO title)
- Guess: Inoue University
- Background: Fulton vs. Inoue is one of the best fights that can happen in boxing. Both are undefeated, both are on Boxing Junkie’s weight list (Inoue No. 2, Fulton Honorable Mention) and both are at the top of their matches. Fulton, a master technician, won his first of two major titles by easily overtaking Angelo Leo in January 2021. The Philadelphian then added his second title by easily overtaking Angelo Leo. pass Brandon Figueroa by a majority decision in a tax brawl 10 months later. He’s giving an excellent performance, a performance is close to off against the capable Daniel Roman last June. Some people believe that Inoue is the best boxer in the world. The former third-place champion from Yokohama has a great combination of ability, speed and power, which allows him to overwhelm virtually all of his opponents. He last fought in December, when he dominated and then stop Paul Butler in 11 rounds defending his undisputed 118-pound championship. He then vacated all four of his titles. Inoue, who started at 108 pounds in 2012, will compete at over 118 pounds for the first time in his career. That could have been an equalizer for Fulton, whose bettors have created a significantly weaker team.
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