Stephen Fulton addresses NYC media throughout an Aug. 5 press convention at Palladium Instances Sq. to announce his Sept. 14 bout versus Carlos Castro in Las Vegas. Photograph credit score: Ryan Hafey, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC)
Stephen Fulton will study to benefit from the less-than-expected alternative.
The previous unified 122-pound titlist will ended a year-plus layoff with a transfer up in weight. Fulton will face Phoenix’s Carlos Castro in a featherweight bout on Sept. 14 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Their bout will headline a Prime Video free-view present previous the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga PBC on Prime Pay-Per-View occasion later that night.
“It feels good to be again. It’s been a very long time,” mentioned Fulton in his very transient opening remarks.
Philadelphia’s Fulton (21-1, 8 knockouts) has not fought since an eighth-round knockout loss to Naoya Inoue final July 25 in Tokyo. The bout ended his title reign and got here 13 months after his June 2022 win over Daniel Roman.
One other 14 months will now cross between fights by the point he steps into the ring. He was as a result of seem on an Aug. 17 PBC on Prime Video card in Orlando, however the occasion was scrapped as soon as the primary occasion really feel via. Caleb Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) was as a result of headline versus unbeaten Trevor McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs), who suffered a reduce and needed to postpone their conflict.
Plant-McCumby is now a part of the Alvarez-Berlanga PPV undercard. Fulton was teased to be as nicely, till it was discovered that he as a substitute landed on the free-view present. The previous titleholder was as stunned as everybody else when he discovered the information, reportedly on the way in which to Monday’s press convention.
PBC introduced the four-fight lineup previous to Monday’s press convention in New York Metropolis. Response was largely unfavorable, together with wonderment of when Fulton would return to the ring.
Everybody was given their replace through the presser. Fulton’s preliminary brief remarks echoed the frustration in a stalled profession earlier than he expanded on what can include a win in September.
“Extra titles, I wished to go to 130 however I’ll take a pit cease right here,” famous Fulton. “Get my toes moist a bit of bit and hopefully get a world title right here to change into two-division world champion. Then transfer up and do the identical.
“That’s my objective for now. I can take it so far as I wish to take it. It’s simply as much as me.”
Castro (30-2, 14 KOs) has received three in a row since a July 2022 stoppage defeat to Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs). All three bouts have taken place in his Phoenix hometown, the place he sought to stay lively and keep away from the very destiny endured by Fulton.
