Stephen Fulton Jr. vs. Naoya Inoue: LIVE updates, results, full coverage
Naoya Inoue knocked out Stephen Fulton Jr. at 1:14 of Round 8 to take Fulton’s two 122-pound titles, making the Japanese star a four-division champion.
Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs) dominated the fight from the opening bell, keeping Fulton (21-1, 8 KOs) on his heels with a fierce, relentless attack of jabs and hard power shots to the head and body.
Fulton ended up in a defensive posture early in the fight, which gave him little chance to win rounds let alone the fight.
The end came suddenly. Inoue hurt Fulton with a right hand about 45 seconds into the final round and followed with a left, which put Fulton on the canvas.
The Philadelphia fighter was able to get up but quickly absorbed on onslaught of punches that prompted referee Hector Afu to stop the one-sided fight.
Inoue’s performance was arguably the greatest of his career given Fulton’s ability and size advantage going into the fight.
You can read a full report here.
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Junior featherweight titleholder Stephen Fulton Jr. is scheduled to defend his belts against former three-division champion Naoya Inoue on Tuesday night (early morning hours in the U.S.) in Tokyo (ESPN+).
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