- Inoue stops Fulton in eight to become four-weight titleholder
- Naoya Inoue v Stephen Fulton – as it happened
Japanese boxing star Naoya Inoue bolstered his claim as the world’s best fighter regardless of weight on Tuesday when he lay waste to Stephen Fulton to capture the WBC and WBO junior featherweight titles, becoming a world champion in a fourth different weight class.
Inoue (25-0, 22 KO) dominated the action from the opening bell at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena, outboxing the taller, longer champion from Philadelphia over seven punishing rounds before dropping him early in the eighth. Fulton was able to beat the count but was soon brought to heel under a hail of Inoue blows, prompting the referee to wave it off at the 1:14 mark.
