Overview
- At the official weigh-in on Saturday, Stephen Fulton recorded 139.5 pounds, 6.5 pounds over the 133-pound catchweight, and the scheduled co‑main event with Liam Wilson was canceled.
- Wilson’s coach and manager publicly accused Fulton’s camp of bad faith and called the result a “stitch‑up,” leaving Wilson without a payday or a home‑market title pathway.
- Fulton posted an apology on X taking responsibility, said he gave his best effort to cut weight, and indicated he is likely to move up to 135 pounds going forward.
- The Spence–Tszyu undercard has lost two featured bouts in the same week after Jermall Charlo’s fight was pulled over a visa denial, forcing promoters to elevate other fights and weakening the supporting card.
- This is Fulton’s second consecutive weight failure after a two‑pound miss in December, a pattern that puts his matchmaking reliability, title chances, and future weight class under strain for promoters and sanctioning bodies.