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Press Conference Notes: Naoya Inoue Poised to Overthrow Junior Featherweight King Stephen Fulton

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Fulton-Inoue, Robeisy Ramirez-Satoshi Shimizu, and undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+ beginning at 4:30 a.m. ET/1:30 a.m. PT

TOKYO (July 22, 2023) — Three-division world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue (24-0, 21 KOs) will embark on his quest to conquer a fourth weight class as he challenges WBC/WBO junior featherweight world champion Stephen Fulton (21-0, 8 KOs) this Tuesday, July 25 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan

In the 12-round co-feature, Cuban sensation Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez (12-1, 7 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight world title against Japanese contender Satoshi Shimizu (11-1, 10 KOs).

Fulton-Inoue, Ramirez-Shimizu and undercard fights will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S. starting at 4:30 a.m. ET/1:30 a.m. PT.

At Saturday's press conference, this is what Inoue and Ramirez had to say:

Naoya Inoue

"Coming up to junior featherweight to be able to challenge Stephen Fulton for the title has given me great motivation. I get excited thinking about this fight and about how I will perform. I’ve been watching film of Fulton, and I think he is a very intelligent fighter.”

“I haven’t been a challenger in five years, and that has heightened my motivation as well. I think I will be able to perform better than before."

"Due to my injury, the fight had to be rescheduled for the 25th. And I feel grateful for the cooperation from all the people involved in the promotion and Team Fulton to make this happen. And because of that gratitude, I want to fight with everything I have on the 25th."

Robeisy Ramirez

"I feel great. We've had a great training camp. I'm very happy to be in Japan and to get to know this country and its culture. I'm ready for everything that lies ahead."

"I don't know much about my opponent, but as I have said since this fight was presented to me, we all know that Japanese fighters are warriors. I hope he is ready because I am coming at 100 percent."

"This is my first defense, and it's always super important for any champion. This is the next step on my way to becoming the best featherweight in the world. I'm going to be me and have fun, the Robeisy that everyone knows inside the ring."

Tuesday, July 25
ESPN+ (4:30 a.m. ET/1:30 a.m. PT)


Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue, 12 rounds, Fulton's WBC/WBO Junior Featherweight World Titles

Robeisy Ramirez vs. Satoshi Shimizu, 12 rounds, Ramirez's WBO Featherweight World Title

Kanamu Sakama vs. Ryu Horikawa, 8 rounds, Light Flyweight

Yoshiki Takei vs. Ronnie Baldonado, 8 rounds, Junior Featherweight




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