When is Navarrete vs Fulton?
Emanuel Navarrete could fight Stephen Fulton in late 2026 the United States.
The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).
Navarrete would be making his 6th defense of the WBO World Junior Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Liam Wilson in February 2023. He has held this belt for 3 years, 2 months and 15 days.
He would be defending IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Eduardo Nunez in February 2026. He has held this title for 1 month and 18 days.
Navarrete vs Fulton stats
Emanuel Navarrete would step into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 33 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Stephen Fulton would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Navarrete would have a massive power advantage over Fulton, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Fulton's 35%.
Emanuel Navarrete is the same age as Stephen Fulton, at 31 years old.
Navarrete has a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Emanuel Navarrete and Stephen Fulton fight out of an orthodox stance.
Navarrete is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Fulton, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 80 more professional rounds, totaling 265 compared to Fulton's 185.
Emanuel Navarrete goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at super featherweight.
Navarrete vs Fulton form
Emanuel Navarrete has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Eduardo Nunez on February 28, 2026, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.
Prior to that, his contest against Charly Suarez on May 10, 2025 ended in a no contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.
Going into that contest, he had won against Oscar Valdez on December 7, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.
Before that, he had been beaten by Denys Berinchyk on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.
He had drawn with Robson Conceicao on November 16, 2023, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Stephen Fulton has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to O’Shaquie Foster on December 6, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Brandon Figueroa on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Castro on September 14, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had lost to 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.
He had won against 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.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Emanuel Navarrete has been fighting more than Stephen Fulton.
Emanuel Navarrete last fought 8 months and 8 days ago, while Stephen Fulton's last outing was 10 months and 30 days ago.
Navarrete's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Fulton's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.
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