Stephen Fulton absolutely blew his weigh-in this weekend, coming in a shocking 6.5 pounds over the 133-pound catchweight limit for his fight against Liam Wilson. The result? The whole thing is off, canceled right there.
The Epic Fail in Sydney
Dude, Fulton tipped the scales at a staggering 139.5 pounds for a bout that was supposed to be 133 pounds. This wasn’t some minor miss; this was a total no-show on the scales, ending a fight that was set to be the co-feature for the massive Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu card in Sydney, Australia. Liam Wilson’s coach, Ben Harrington, put it bluntly: Fulton had “no intentions of making it. There’s no effort made at all. What a let-down.” You gotta feel for Wilson’s team after preparing for this.
A Pattern of Professionalism Problems
Here’s the real kicker: this isn’t Fulton’s first rodeo with the scale. This guy has now missed weight in *back-to-back fights*. He’s a two-division champion who moved up to the super featherweight division in 2025, which has a 130-pound limit. He hasn’t weighed under that 130-pound mark in either of his scheduled fights since. Just last December, he missed by two pounds for a WBC super featherweight title challenge against O’Shaquie Foster, forcing that fight to be changed at the last minute to a WBC interim lightweight title. And get this: the fight with Wilson was actually announced as a WBA super featherweight title eliminator, but the promoter, No Limit, changed it to a 133-pound catchweight *at Fulton’s request*. He couldn’t even make his *own* requested weight!
What’s Next for This Bloke?
Wilson’s manager, Glenn Jennings, absolutely nailed it, calling this whole mess “an absolute stitch-up.” He stated, “We sign a contract at 130, there’s an expectation you will deliver. It’s totally unacceptable and a blight on the sport. This is unprofessional. There’s nowhere to go for this bloke now.” And honestly, he’s not wrong. Fulton’s heading home to Philadelphia without a fight, and after this kind of repeated performance on the scales, who knows what’s next for him in the boxing world. This kind of unprofessionalism just can’t fly, man.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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