David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) cruised to an unpopular 12-round unanimous decision over WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell (11-1, 9 KOs) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
David Morrell Jr. (11-0, 9 KOs) and David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) will be meeting next week on Tuesday, November 19th for the press conference in Los Angeles to promote their light heavyweight headliner on PBC on PPV on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
WBC/WBO super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton defends against home country favorite Naoya Inoue in the headline of their fight on Tuesday morning at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Fight fans, we have a fight. And it’s a big one. The hand wraps issue is no more (for now, apparently for good) and super-bantamweights Stephen Fulton and Naoya Inoue have weighed-in ahead of tomorrow’s rumble in Tokyo.
Stephen Fulton, Naoya Inoue, Robeisy Ramirez, and Satoshi Shimizu all successfully make weight on Monday for their fights this Tuesday night at the Ariake in Tokyo, Japan, in an event that will be shown live on ESPN+ at 4:30 a.m.
Naoya Inoue says he’ll continue to follow the Japanese rules with how his hand are wrapped going into his fight with WBA & WBO super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton on Tuesday, July 25th, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue has a throwback vibe attached to it. Even the early weekday schedule on a Tuesday evokes memories of yesteryear when “Super Fights” didn’t always have to be staged on a Saturday.
Fight fans may by now have heard about the ruckus in Japan, with Stephen Fulton’s trainer, Wahid Rahim, stating at the final presser ahead of Fulton’s super-bantamweight clash with Japanese star Naoya Inoue that he has “proof” Inoue’s hands were wrapped with excessive tape in some of his previous fights.
Once again, ahead of a big fight, the folks at RingTV.com have compiled a poll of experts who give their picks for who wins and how.
One of the most intriguing, and possibly explosive, fights of the year will take place at the Yokohama Stadium in Japan on July 25, as former four-belt bantamweight king Naoya Inoue will invade the 122 pound division by taking on two-belt ruler Stephen Fulton.