Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton: Boxing News: The highly anticipated contest between Naoya Inoue, a former undisputed bantamweight champion, and Stephen Fulton, who holds the unified super bantamweight belts, had been postponed. Follow Boxing News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
The fight between Inoue and Fulton, which was initially set for May 7 in Japan, will now take place later this summer. Inoue sustained the injury while training.
The May 7th scheduled date was postponed due to Inoue’s hand injury, a new date and location for their super bantamweight world title fight have been identified. The fight will now take place on July 25 at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena.
Date, Venue, Titles and More Info Revealed Of Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton
The Ring had Fulton as its top fighter at 122 pounds. The quick-handed 28-year-old Philadelphian is poised to receive pound-for-pound distinction after defeating a number of top-tier opponents. Many think “Cool Boy” is more than capable of giving Inoue his most difficult test yet.
Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton: Date, Venue, Titles and More Info Revealed
As of December, Inoue was the undisputed bantamweight champion. After outgrowing his third category, the Japanese hero instantly set his sights on the strongest opponent at 122 pounds, resulting in one of the best boxing matches ever. He will have the advantage of playing Fulton at home, but he is forfeiting natural height, reach, and weight.
Naoya Inoue in an Instagram post shared the new scheduled date for the bout that is set to take place in Tokyo.
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A fight between Inoue and Fulton, who is 21-0 with 8 knockouts and is one of the best fighters in the world, would surely be one of the most exciting contests in the sport. The 28-year-old Philadelphia native has held the combined WBC and WBO 122-pound titles since November 2021, and he successfully made his first title defence against Daniel Roman in June.
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