On January 23, 2021, the 26-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Angelo Leo (20-0, 9 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Stephen Fulton (18-0, 8 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Leo came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Fulton Jr. was on a 18-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 29 days.
Stephen Fulton Jr. defeated Angelo Leo via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Fulton Jr. improves his record to 19-0, while Leo adds a loss to his record at 20-1.