"Monster" Naoya Inoue knockout Stephen Fulton, 2 belts WBC-WBO

On the evening of July 25, Japanese boxer - "Monster" Naoya Inoue officially completed half of the way to unify the super-bantamweight world boxing belt thanks to a spectacular victory over American opponent Stephen Fulton.

Actively enter quickly, cornering opponents to close the gap in bodybuilding and arm span, Inoue's quick penetration and jabs make the American WBC-WBO champion constantly have to move backward, cut. angle to release pressure.

Fulton's opportunity was only temporary until the end of the 6th round, Inoue used short combos that gave Fulton the opportunity to launch accurate overhands towards the opponent. However, at the beginning of the 8th half, Naoya Inoue suddenly rushed in with a right hand that made Fulton stunned. The left hook immediately followed, causing Fulton to officially fall for the first time.

Standing up and continuing the match was the last effort Stephen Fulton could make as Naoya Inoue continued to charge forward, ending the match completely.

Defeating Stephen Fulton, Naoya Inoue officially became the champion of 4 different weight classes. During his career, the boxer born in 1993 has won belts in the light-flyweight, junior bantamweight, bantamweight and super-bantamweight categories.

Not only that, Naoya Inoue's journey to becoming the absolute champion in the second weight division (after bantamweight) was also half completed with two WBC-WBO belts taken from the opponent.

"I've always wanted to achieve my goal of being the absolute champion in two weight classes as soon as possible. The match against Stephen Fulton was originally scheduled for earlier this year but I have been injured. Sorry everyone, spectators. fake, my comrade, but I've come back and done my job." - Inoue apologized after the injury caused the match against Fulton earlier this year to be postponed.

Immediately after celebrating the victory, Naoya Inoue and WBA-IBF champion Marlon Tapales (Philippines) faced off on the ring, opening the next title match. In April, Tapales defeated former king Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Uzbekistan) to become the new owner of two titles.