Brunch Boxing Fight Preview: Stephen Fulton Jr. vs. Carlos Castro

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📺 Amazon Prime Video, BrunchBoxing.com (Live Round by Round Coverage)

Programming Note: Telecast begins at 6PM EST and is streamed for free on Amazon Prime Video, regardless of Prime Video membership. Off-TV fights begin at 4:15PM EST.

On Saturday, September 14, live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, former WBO and WBC Unified Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen Fulton Jr. makes his highly anticipated and long overdue return to the boxing ring. The Philadelphia native makes his featherweight debut, as he takes on Carlos Castro in an exciting featherweight clash that will headline an all-action three-fight PBC on Prime Video card. Fulton has been out of action for over a year and is champing at the bit to get back in there. With both competitors looking to put themselves in line for a world title shot in their next bout, expect fireworks.

The exciting, stacked event is presented by Premier Boxing and TGB Promotions. The telecast streams live at 6PM EST, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Brunch Boxing previews Saturday’s action.

Stephen Fulton Jr. (21-1, 8 KOs) vs Carlos Castro (30-2, 14 KOs)

What’s at stake: No title at stake

Analysis: It’s a clash of two big, strong featherweights. Fulton is a master boxer that is not afraid to dog it out on the inside. Castro is also a very good boxer, though not to the skill level of Fulton.

The biggest question going into this fight is how has Fulton recovered from suffering the first loss of his career. Fulton has not been shy about expressing his frustration with the business side of boxing (#PrelimGang), but all reports were that Fulton was locked in inside of the ring. Fulton himself said that this has been the best training camp he’s ever had for this fight.

Fulton holds significant advantages over Castro in terms of skills, speed, ring IQ and big fight experience. Castro has not delivered at the very top level and has shown himself to not have top shelf punch resistance in recent fights. He was knocked down in the early rounds in both of his losses. Fulton has shown himself to be pretty durable throughout his career. While he was stopped by Naoya Inoue in his last fight, you could make the argument that Fulton was the victim of poor refereeing, which led to him taking a flush, unprotected shot. Not many fighters would survive that situation.

The move up in weight was long overdue for Fulton, as he had been at 122 his entire career. Fulton says he is coming for the knockout and with him feeling bigger and stronger at his new weight class, expect him to deliver on that in an action packed affair.

Gambling Odds

Fulton Jr.: -950 ML, +330 KO/TKO, -210 Decision
Castro: +500 ML, +1400 KO/TKO, +950 Decision
Fight To Go The Distance: -360 Yes, +250 No

Prediction: Fulton Jr. KO/TKO

Roiman Villa (26-2, 24 KOs) vs Ricardo Salas (19-2-2, 14 KOs)

What’s at stake: No title at stake

Analysis: Roiman Villa takes on Mexico’s Ricardo Salas in a 10-round battle of two hard-hitting welterweights. Villa is looking to rebound from a stoppage loss against Jaron “Boots” Ennis last year. He’s very confident going into this bout, saying, “I did everything that I needed to do and I’m ready to get this victory. This is ending in a knockout.” Salas, meanwhile is trying to make a name for himself in his first fight outside of Mexico. Salas went down twice in his bout against Ruben Aguilar, although he did make it to the final bell. Salas is expecting a toe-to-toe battle in the ring. That favors, the bigger, longer, stronger Villa. This fight is ending in knockout and expect Salas to be on the receiving end of it.

Gambling Odds

Villa: -700
Salas: +480

Prediction: Villa KO/TKO

Jonathan Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) vs Richard Medina (15-2, 8 KOs)


What’s at stake: No title at stake

Analysis: Unbeaten Puerto Rican prospect Jonathan Lopez squares off against Richard Medina in an eight-round super featherweight bout to open the telecast. This fight is more of a showcase for Lopez, the Canelo team fighter. He’s shown good promise and skill in his previous bouts and has shown improvement under Eddy Reynoso. Medina is a very durable fighter, but can be outboxed. He doesn’t carry much pop. The skill gap is too wide in this fight. Expect Lopez to get some rounds in, but win convincingly.

Gambling Odds

Lopez: -1600
Medina: +940

Prediction: Lopez Decision

Lawrence King (16-1, 13 KOs) vs Vaughn Williams (12-1, 8 KOs)

What’s at stake: No title at stake

Analysis: King is the heavier puncher in this light heavyweight matchup. As the younger, fresher fighter, King is the heavy favorite in this bout. Williams struggled mightily against a journeyman with a losing record in his last bout. While Williams has been durable in his career, the skill gap is too wide for him to survive his first eight-rounder.

Gambling Odds

King: -1200
Williams: +720

Prediction: King KO/TKO

Yoenli Hernandez (4-0, 4 KOs) vs Jose Sanchez Charles (21-5-1, 12 KOs)

What’s at stake: No title at stake

Analysis: Hard-hitting Cuban middleweight, Yoenli Hernandez is in there with the Mexican gatekeeper, Jose Sanchez Charles. Sanchez Charles is the guy you call when you want to get your guy some good work, but not lose. Hernandez should be able his vast skill, size and power advantages to get the knockout.

Gambling Odds

Hernandez: -2000
Sanchez Charles: +1180

Prediction: Hernandez KO/TKO

Bek Nurmaganbet (11-0, 9 KOs) vs Joshua Conley (17-6-1, 11 KOs)

What’s at stake: No title at stake

Analysis: Bek Nurmaganbet returns to the ring after a year layoff in a get-back fight against Joshua Conley. Conley is very undersized in this bout, as he’s been a career middleweight. Not expecting him to show much resistance against the more talented Nurmaganbet. Nurmaganbet has adjusted well to the pro game and has started to get his opponents out of there early. This shouldn’t be any different.

Gambling Odds

Nurmaganbet: -3500
Conley: +1600

Prediction: Bek Nurmaganbet KO/TKO

Full Card:
Main Event: 🇺🇸Stephen Fulton Jr. (21-1, 8 KOs) vs 🇲🇽Carlos Castro (30-2, 14 KOs), 10 rounds, featherweight

2nd Fight: 🇨🇴Roiman Villa (26-2, 24 KOs) vs 🇲🇽Ricardo Salas (19-2-2, 14 KOs) 10 rounds, welterweight

Opener: 🇵🇷Jonathan Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) vs 🇲🇽Richard Medina (15-2, 8 KOs) 8 rounds, super featherweight

Prelim: 🇺🇸Lawrence King (16-1, 13 KOs) vs 🇺🇸Vaughn Williams (12-1, 8 KOs), 8 rounds, light heavyweight

Prelim: 🇨🇺Yoenli Hernandez (4-0, 4 KOs) vs 🇲🇽Jose Sanchez Charles (21-5-1, 12 KOs), 8 rounds, middleweight

Prelim: 🇰🇿Bek Nurmaganbet (11-0, 9 KOs) vs 🇺🇸Joshua Conley (17-6-1, 11 KOs), 6 rounds, super middleweight

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