Stephen Fulton walked away with the win against Carlos Castro on September 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Making his ring return, Philadelphia’s former unified super bantamweight champion defeated his Mexican-born Phoenix, Arizona-based opponent by decision.
The pair squared off atop the Canelo vs Berlanga free prelims. On his way to victory, Fulton suffered a knockdown in the fifth round from a right hand. After 10 rounds at featherweight, one judge scored the fight 95-94 in favor of Castro, while two other judges had 96-93 and 95-94 for Fulton.