{"id":1802,"date":"2023-07-25T13:30:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T12:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2023-08-01T01:21:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T00:21:05","slug":"inoue-the-shorter-man-wins-the-shorter-man-in-the-eighth-round-to-take-the-bantamweight-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/inoue-the-shorter-man-wins-the-shorter-man-in-the-eighth-round-to-take-the-bantamweight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Inoue, the shorter man, wins the shorter man in the eighth round to take the bantamweight title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Naoya Inoue was in sensational form as he brutally knocked out Stephen Fulton in the eighth round to collect the WBO and WBC super-bantweight belts and become a four-weight world champion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"x76ihet xwmqs3e x112ta8 xxxdfa6 x6ikm8r x10wlt62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100064662463499%2Fvideos%2F1037719917656525%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Japanese fighter has now further established himself as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world after another dominant display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a cagey opener, Inoue started to take control of the contest and push Fulton back up against the ropes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/25\/13\/73589929-12335557-image-a-9_1690289700389.jpg\" alt=\"Naoya Inoue was in complete control as he brutally stopped Stephen Fulton in round eight\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite coming up in weight and being the smaller man, it was Inoue who appeared to be the stronger fighter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inoue looked to disguise his trademark overhand right behind varied lead hand selection and started to set up the shot with a firm jab to the body in the hopes of dropping the American&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9tDl3AXvo4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%83-%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d9%84%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%81%d8%b1\/\">\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0643 \u062a\u0627\u064a\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u062c\u064a\u0628 \u0644\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a \u0641\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0633 \u0646\u063a\u0627\u0646\u0648 \u0636\u062f \u0641\u064a\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0643 \u062a\u0627\u064a\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u062c\u064a\u0628 \u0644\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a \u0641\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0633 \u0646\u063a\u0627\u0646\u0648 \u0636\u062f \u0641\u064a\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629&#8221; &#8212; MMAMAG.MA\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%83-%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d9%84%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%81%d8%b1\/embed\/#?secret=EwPruVswbX#?secret=9tDl3AXvo4\" data-secret=\"9tDl3AXvo4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naoya Inoue was in sensational form as he brutally knocked out Stephen Fulton in the eighth round to collect the WBO and WBC super-bantweight belts and become a four-weight world champion. The Japanese fighter has now further established himself as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world after another dominant display. 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