Fulghum vs Urrutia

Who won Fulghum vs Urrutia?

Darius Fulghum beat Yoanki Urrutia by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, May 22nd, 2026, at SAP Center, San Jose.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Amari Jones beating Vincenzo Gualtieri for the IBF World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Robin Sirwan Safar beat Yamil Alberto Peralta.

Fulghum vs Urrutia stats

Back in May 2026, Darius Fulghum stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yoanki Urrutia made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fulghum had a massive power advantage over Urrutia, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Urrutia's 41%.

Darius Fulghum was the same age as Yoanki Urrutia, at 30 years old.

Urrutia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fulghum.

Both Darius Fulghum and Yoanki Urrutia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fulghum was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 8 months later than Urrutia, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 38 fewer professional rounds, totaling 78 compared to Urrutia's 116.

Darius Fulghum went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA at super middleweight.

Fulghum vs Urrutia form

Fulghum had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten David Stevens on November 8, 2025, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Bektemir Melikuziev on May 30, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight final eliminator fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Winfred Harris Jr on February 15, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had won against Vaughn Alexander on June 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had beaten Cristian Olivas on April 20, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

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Fulghum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Fulghum vs Urrutia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at SAP Center, San Jose, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Fulghum vs Urrutia?

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