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Stephen Fulton Jr. (22-1, 8 KOs) says he’s remade his sport offensively and defensively forward of his rematch with WBC featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) this Saturday night time on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
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Fulton’s Transformation
Fulton Jr. says his coach, Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis, has given him a brand new look. That would imply he’ll combat extra aggressively, happening the assault in opposition to Figueroa. 4 years in the past, on November 27, 2021, Fulton squeaked by with a slender 12-round majority determination in opposition to Figueroa.
No matter his method, Fulton will discover it tougher to defeat Figueroa a second time. Stephen has gotten stronger since transferring as much as 126, and he’s in his prime now at 28. Since his loss to Fulton, Figueroa has impressed with wins over Carlos Castro, Mark Magsayo, and Jessie Magdaleno.
The previous WBC and WBO tremendous bantamweight champion Fulton and Figueroa will combat within the chief help bout on PBC on Prime Video PPV. This can be a must-win for Fulton, 30, to show his profession round in a brand new weight class at featherweight in opposition to massive punchers with measurement and energy that would make issues troublesome.
He didn’t look nice in Fulton’s debut at 126 final 12 months in opposition to Carlos Castro on September 14th. Castro dropped him within the fifth and needed to rally to win a 10-round cut up determination. Fulton’s chin will must be significantly better if he’s to defeat Figueroa of their rematch as a result of he can be getting hit with photographs equally as onerous because the one Castro dropped him with.
“I’m here in another great position for my life and career. I know that he’s going to come prepared, and I’m more than prepared,” stated Stephen Fulton throughout right now’s ultimate press convention.
“My only objective is to get that victory and it doesn’t matter how it goes down or how I get it. I will be a two-division world champion Saturday night. It has to end with my hand raised,” Fulton continued.
“The only thing I’m focused on is becoming a two-division world champion. My trainer ‘Bozy’ Ennis has given me a different look at things both offensively and defensively.”
