In the match against Stephen Fulton, Naoya Inoue showed that he did not have too many difficulties when we were weighing from Bantamweight to Super Bantamweight. Japanese boxers played completely overwhelming against the American opponent, before winning TKO in the 8th half, thereby officially winning 2 WBO and WBC World.
The statistics of ESPN after the match showed that Naoya Inoue was completely overwhelming against Stephen Fulton in the last competition. Japanese boxers have all outstanding parameters, both in terms of quantity and ratio of attacks. This is a prerequisite to help Inoue overcome Fulton convincingly.
More specifically, in 8 rounds, Fulton launched 223 punches, hit 47 owls, reaching 21%, with 7 of them winning Inoue. In the opposite direction, Japanese boxers have 379 punches, and 114 of them hit the opponent. Inoue's punching rate is up to 30%, and he has 21 successful body shots.
If the number of JAB and strong punches hit the destination, Inoue folded Fulton about 3 times. The superior difference in the number of punches has helped Inoue have an overwhelming victory against Fulton. He did not need 12 matches to overcome the opponent, but quickly ended when the match will pass 2/3 of the total duration.
The score of the referees given after the first 7 rounds also showed that Inoue completely overwhelmed Fulton. Referee Richard Blouin spot Inoue won 68-65 (won 5, lost 2 rounds), while the two Guido Cavalleri and Manuel Oliver Palomo doted Inoue to win 69-64 (winning 6, losing 1 round).
After the Fulton victory, Inoue will almost certainly continue the journey at the weight of Super Bantamweight. The potential competitors of Inoue in the future include Fulton (rematch), Luis Nery, John Riel Casimero or Marlon Tapales, who holds the remaining two WBA and IBF belts in this weight class.