Fulton vs Vargas

When is Fulton vs Vargas?

Stephen Fulton could face the challenge of Rey Vargas in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Fulton vs Vargas stats

Stephen Fulton would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rey Vargas would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Vargas would have a large advantage in power over Fulton, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Fulton's 35%.

Stephen Fulton is the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Vargas has a height advantage of 1 inch over Fulton. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Stephen Fulton and Rey Vargas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Fulton is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 5 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 246 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Vargas' 246.

Stephen Fulton goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at featherweight.

Fulton vs Vargas form

Stephen Fulton has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Brandon Figueroa on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Carlos Castro on September 14, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on July 25, 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.

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

He had defeated Brandon Figueroa on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Park Theater, Nevada.

Rey Vargas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Nick Ball on March 8, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had lost to O’Shaquie Foster on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had defeated Leonardo Baez on November 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had beaten Tomoki Kameda on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Stephen Fulton has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Stephen Fulton last fought 8 months and 17 days ago, while Rey Vargas' last outing was 1 year, 7 months and 10 days ago.

Fulton's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

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