Stephen Fulton travels to Japan for his next WBC and WBO world title defence when he takes on the hard-hitting Naoya Inoue.
This will be a fight which will have boxing fans very excited with Inoue moving up in weight after becoming the undisputed champion at 118lbs.
There is no doubt that Fulton is one of the world's best operators, but he is now set for his toughest test against Inoue whose knockout power has made the Japanese fighter one of the most feared talents in the sport.
Here's everything you need to know about Fulton vs. Inoue.
When is Fulton vs. Inoue? Date, start time
- Date: Saturday, May 7
- Start time: TBA
- Main event ringwalks (approx): TBA
Timings for the event are yet to be announced at the time of writing.
What channel/stream is Fulton vs. Inoue?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: TBA
ESPN+ will broadcast the fight in the U.S. (click here for more information), a UK broadcaster has not been announced at the time of writing.
Where is Fulton vs. Inoue?
The fight will take place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Stephen Fulton record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Age: 28
- Height: 5' 6.5"
- Reach: 70.5"
- Total fights: 21
- Record: 21-0 (8 KOs)
Naoya Inoue record and bio
- Nationality: Japanese
- Age: 29
- Height: 5' 5"
- Reach: 67.5"
- Total fights: 24
- Record: 24-0 (21 KOs)
Fulton vs. Inoue card
- Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue; For Fulton's WBC and WBO world super bantamweight titles
- Yoshiki Takei vs. Ronnie Baldonado; Super bantamweight
- Kanamu Sakama vs. Ryu Horikawa; Light flyweight
- Taiga Imanaga vs. TBA; Lightweight
- Chihiro Iwashita vs. TBA; Featherweight
- Yuki Kajitani vs. TBA; Flyweight