Naoya Inoue vs. Stephen Fulton fight prediction, odds, start time, undercard, preview, expert pick
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The unified super bantamweight titles are on the line on Tuesday in Japan
While there have been plenty of big fights on the boxing calendar in 2023, including Saturday's clash between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford for the undisputed welterweight championship, Tuesday morning sees a true fight fan's "big fight" when top pound-for-pound fighter Naoya Inoue moves up to super bantamweight to take on WBC and WBO champion Stephen Fulton in Tokyo. Naoya Inoue -410 Stephen Fulton (c) +320 WBO and WBC super bantamweight titles Robeisy Ramirez (c) -3000 Satoshi Shimizu +1300 WBO featherweight title
Inoue has been one of the sport's best and most dominant fighters for years. After winning the WBC title at 108 pounds in just his sixth fight, Inoue went up to 115 pounds two fights later and won the WBO title. After seven successful title defenses, it was clear Inoue was a special fighter with elite stopping ability, scoring TKOs in 14 of his first 16 career fights.
After moving to bantamweight, Inoue took less than two minutes to stop Jamie McDonnell in his debut in the division to secure the WBA's secondary title and lock in a place in the World Boxing Super Series tournament.
