Showtime Boxing – Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton: Match prediction, underline, odds, start time, preview

On Saturday night at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, two undefeated super bantamweight world champions clashed in a unified round when WBO title runner Stephen Fulton Jr. against WBC champion Brandon Figueroa (10 p.m. ET, Showtime). A clash of styles, Figueroa vs. Fulton is a tough fight that could prove to be one of boxing’s best in November.

Figueroa (22-0-1, 17 KOs) broke through to championship level in 2019, fighting four times during the year, including winning the interim WBA title, then being upgraded to the “through” title. often”. While Figueroa’s 2019 campaign ended with a split draw against Julio Ceja, he’s back in business in 2020 with a win over Damien Vazquez and won the WBC world title this past May with a knockout knock-out Luis Nery in the seventh round.

While Figueroa is a front-runner, Fulton (19-0.8 KOs) builds up nearly all of his offensive behavior with a powerful jab. That crash was ultimately key to Fulton’s championship-winning performance against Angelo Leo in January.

Against Leo, Fulton also showed the ability to maintain a strong pace and even fight from the inside against a pressure boxer. In teamfights, Fulton threw a total of 1,183 punches, never throwing less than 79 in a round while hitting the biggest fight of his career with scores of 118-110, 119-109 and 119-109.

Figueroa is a boxer a notch better than Leo but has the same ability to force Fulton into a fight where he will have to rely on his output and ability to survive, if not thrive, when Figueroa is able to pull through blows. thrust and internal exchange force.

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This card also features some fun fights in both bantamweight and super bantamweight. Gary Antonio Russell returned from a brief outing in August, seeing his duel with Emmanuel Rodriguez end in the opening moments because of an accidental clash of heads. Prior to his appearance, Russell was undefeated with 12 kills in 18 games. Russell took on the role of Alexandro Santiago to open the show. Additionally, Ra’eese Alem is back in a super bantamweight competition with Eduardo Baez in the co-op. Alem is also undefeated at 18-0 with 12 kills on record.

Here’s the latest battle card for Saturday night along with odds from Caesars Sportsbook.

Odds of Figueroa vs. Fulton

Guess

Fulton put on a great performance against Leo. He doesn’t win solely on the power of his stab, which is still a great weapon for Fulton, but has found success by maintaining a relentless pace and also proving that he able to maintain its position in internal exchanges. Fulton wouldn’t want to mix it in too much with Figueroa. Figueroa has a punitive body attack and can knock anyone out in an internal brawl. However, Fulton is an excellent boxer and that might be enough to make it through a day in a very dangerous fight with a skilled boxer. Pick: Stephen Fulton Jr. via UD

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