Fulton vs Tapales

When is Fulton vs Tapales?

Stephen Fulton could face the challenge of Marlon Tapales in Late 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Fulton vs Tapales stats

Stephen Fulton would step into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marlon Tapales would make his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Tapales would have advantage in power over Fulton, with a 51% knock out percentage over Fulton's 38%.

Stephen Fulton is the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Fulton has a height advantage of 3 inches over Tapales. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Stephen Fulton fights out of the orthodox stance, while Marlon Tapales is a southpaw.

Fulton is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 year and 2 months later than Tapales, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 117 less professional rounds, 151 to Tapales' 268.

Stephen Fulton goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC and 1 by the RING at super bantamweight.

Marlon Tapales is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 5 by the IBF and 2 by the RING in the 122lb division.

Fulton vs Tapales form

Stephen Fulton has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on 25th July 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Daniel Roman on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brandon Figueroa on 27th November 2021 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Park Theater, Nevada.

Before that, he had beat Angelo Leo on 23rd January 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Arnold Khegai on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Tapales has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on 26th December 2023 by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Murodjon Akhmadaliev on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jose Estrella on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had beat Hiroaki Teshigawara on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had been beaten by Ryosuke Iwasa on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Stephen Fulton has been fighting more than Marlon Tapales.

Stephen Fulton last fought 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago, while Marlon Tapales' last outing was 10 months and 10 days ago.

Fulton's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Tapales' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

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