![]() ![]() As the opening round closed, referee Hector Afu warned Inoue about hitting Fulton on the back of the head. Inoue also did a nice job of cutting off the ring. Inoue, 30, tried testing Fulton early with jabs, though he kept his left hand low. ![]() I am so happy right now.”Īt the outset, both fighters were cautious. I am sorry to my team and Fulton’s team but thank you so much for accepting this fight once again. “However, unfortunately, I got injured, and I had to postpone this fight. “Everything I was thinking about was to fight (Fulton) this year,” Inoue said. Inoue, who won a world title in a fourth weight class, is now now 20-0 with 18 KOs in world title fights. 2 pound-for-pound fighter (a ranking that is bound to change), was coming up from 118 pounds. 1 junior featherweight, while Inoue, The Ring’s No. Inoue (25-0, 22 knockouts) did it using a superior jab, landing almost as many jabs (44) as Fulton (21-1, 8 KOs) landed punches (47). On Tuesday at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, Inoue tore through, tore up, and absolutely demolished one of the best fighters in the world, when he stopped previously undefeated Stephen “Cool Boy Steph” Fulton, at 1:14 of the eighth round to capture the WBC and WBO junior featherweight titles. What is unquestionable is that he is the best fighter in the world today. ![]() His subtle movements create gaping holes in opponents’ defenses. He possesses those diamond-shaped calves that generate great torque on his punches. He may be more than the “Monster” moniker he carries. ![]()
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