On January 23, 2021, Angelo Leo (20-0, 9 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBO champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Stephen Fulton Jr. (18-0, 8 KOs).
Angelo Leo is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Tramaine Williams, 5 months and 22 days ago. Stephen Fulton Jr. is on a 18-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Arnold Khegai, 11 months and 29 days ago.
The winning odds are at 88.8-11.2 in favor of Stephen Fulton Jr. Angelo Leo may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
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.