Stephen Fulton beats Brandon Figueroa candidate in Wrestling of the Year and combines 122-pound titles

Stephen Fulton won his second super-gallon title on Saturday night in a thriller with Brandon Figueroa. The Philadelphia native claimed the WBC belt in addition to the WBO title, which could be one of the best fights of 2021 with the decision of the majority in Las Vegas.

Fulton (20-0, 8 KOs) arguably got cleaner punches against the Figueroa storm (22-1-1, 17 KOs) in Saturday’s main Showtime Boxing event, with the judges giving a small gesture with 114 points. 114, 116-112 and 116-112. Fulton regularly found houses for his left hook and uppercut inside, but occasionally overwhelmed him with a constant search for a Figueroa dog fight. The result was a memorable firecracker of a struggle that will soon be marked on every man’s resume.

Overall, the most successful outside fighter, Fulton was willing to work closely with Figueroa. The phone book fights were the result of division, but the two men deserve merit. Figueroa was challenged to look for damage. Fulton was well equipped to fight anywhere and everywhere. Figueroa scored 314 of the 1,060 shots fired with 29% accuracy, according to him. ShoStats. Fulton was the most effective puncher to land 37% of 726 strokes.

Fulton joined his enemy after the battle; however, this did not stop him from setting his mind on fire.

“Do you really think you’ve won the fight?” Figueroa asked his opponent, interrupting the post-fight conversation of the joint champion. “I’ve hurt you five or six times. Everyone here knows who won the fight.”

“We could do it again,” Fulton replied. “Let’s go back.”

“Let’s do it. I’m not afraid of you,” Figueroa said.

The undefeated champion said it was a “good fight” and a “close fight,” but Figueroa stressed that the judges caused “the biggest robbery of the year”.