Two-division world champion and current WBC Featherweight Champion Stephen Fulton (USA, 23 wins, 8 KOs, 1 loss) is set to challenge O’Shaquie Foster (USA, 23 wins, 12 KOs, 3 losses), the reigning WBC Super Featherweight Champion, in a title bout with Fulton aiming to become a three-division world champion. Both camps have agreed to the terms for the fight.
The bout will take place on August 16 (August 17 Japan time) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as part of the event headlined by the rematch between WBA World Lightweight Champion Gervonta Davis (USA, 30 wins, 28 KOs, 0 losses, 1 draw) and WBA Super Featherweight Champion Lamont Roach (USA, 25 wins, 10 KOs, 1 loss, 2 draws).
Fulton last fought on July 25, 2023, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, where he lost his WBC & WBO Super Bantamweight titles to Naoya Inoue (Ohashi Gym, 30-0, 27 KOs) via 8th-round TKO. After the defeat, he moved up to the featherweight division.
n his comeback fight on September 14, 2023 (September 15 Japan time) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Stephen Fulton faced Carlos Castro (USA, 30 wins, 14 KOs, 3 losses), who is currently ranked No. 2 by the WBC in the featherweight division.
In a closely contested bout, Fulton was knocked down in the fourth round by a right straight from Castro. Although visibly hurt, he survived the round by circling and clinching to escape the danger. In the fifth round, Fulton mounted a comeback and began to close the gap, but Castro remained composed and durable throughout the ten rounds.
In the end, Fulton won by split decision: 96–93 and 95–94 for Fulton, and 95–94 for Castro.
In his second fight at featherweight, Fulton challenged WBC Featherweight Champion Brandon Figueroa (USA, 25 wins, 19 KOs, 2 losses, 1 draw) on February 1 (February 2 Japan time) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Defying the odds, Fulton scored a 12-round decision victory, capturing the title and becoming a two-division world champion.
Stephen Fulton faced Naoya Inoue two years ago. Now free from the struggles of weight cutting and armed with that valuable experience, we hope to see him perform at an even higher level in the featherweight division.
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