came by eighth-round stoppage<\/a> to the formidable Nayoua Inoue in July 2023 down at junior featherweight, and since then, he has outpointed Carlos Castro and Brandon Figueroa in featherweight bouts.<\/p>\nFulton impressively outworked Figueroa in their rematch earlier this year, and it is a strategy he should look to adopt against Foster. But can he have the same success against the clever movement and skills of Foster?<\/p>\n
After winning back his junior lightweight title with a split decision win over Robson Conceicao, Foster (23-3, 12 KOs) looks to be a better pick for this fight, which could elevate his career to a new level. Foster’s superior size could also be decisive against Fulton, who was dropped when he fought Castro in September 2024.<\/p>\n
This is Foster’s sixth fight at junior lightweight, and it looks like an opportunity for him to produce a spectacular performance to boost his profile.<\/p>\n
3. Shabaz Masoud vs. Peter McGrail – Junior featherweight bout on DAZN![]()
Shabaz Masoud, left, and Peter McGrail will face on Saturday in Monte Carlo in what could be a junior featherweight all-action fight.\u00a0Photo by Mark Robinson\/Matchroom Boxing\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
This will be a highly competitive contest between two English junior featherweights on a trajectory for world title contention. For Masoud (16-2, 4 KOs), this fight for the vacant European title fight could not come soon enough, as he has not boxed since a split decision win over Liam Davies in November 2024. A training injury sustained by Masoud delayed this fight from happening in June.<\/p>\n
McGrail (12-1, 6 KOs), who has won four fights in a row after getting knocked out by Ja’Rico O’Quinn in December 2023, had a distinguished amateur career and his experience gives him the edge, but he has been cut in his last two fights, which is something to look out for. This fight won’t disappoint.<\/p>\n
4. Jesus Ramos Jr. vs. Shane Mosley Jr. – Interim middleweight title bout on PBC PPV on Prime Video![]()
Shane Mosley Jr., right, sent former champion Daniel Jacobs into retirement with a unanimous decision victory in June 2024.\u00a0Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Both fighters are in good form for this opportunity to win the vacant WBC interim middleweight title. Ramos (23-1, 19 KOs) has particularly impressed in two stoppage wins this year, while Mosley (22-4, 12 KOs) is coming off a career-best win over former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs. However, that win over Jacobs was in July 2024, and Mosley hasn’t fought since. That inactivity could cost him.<\/p>\n
After growing frustrated by a lack of opportunities at junior middleweight, Ramos is counting on his power to succeed at 160 pounds. He has certainly matured and developed since a unanimous decision defeat to Erickson Lubin in September 2023. If Ramos pulls it off, he could get a shot at WBC middleweight titleholder Carlos Adames in 2026 rather than return to junior middleweight.<\/p>\n
5. Beatriz Ferreira vs. Elif Nur Turhan – Women’s lightweight title bout on DAZN![]()
Beatriz Ferreira, left, puts her IBF lightweight title on the line against fellow unbeaten boxer Elif Nur Turhan in Monte Carlo on Saturday.\u00a0Photo by Mark Robinson\/Getty Images\/Matchroom Boxing<\/p>\n
Ferreira makes a fourth defense of her IBF lightweight title against a dangerous challenger in Turhan, who has won her past three fights by stoppage. Both fighters are unbeaten, so the fight promises to be close.<\/p>\n
Ferreira (8-0, 2 KOs), ESPN’s No 2 at lightweight, has made two convincing title defenses this year, both at home in Brazil, but she will be taken out of her comfort zone in Monte Carlo. Turhan (11-0, 7 KOs) moved down to junior lightweight for her most recent fight and needed only six rounds to defeat the then-unbeaten Rima Ayady in August. The rising star has won two of her past three fights inside two minutes, so we could be in for a lively start.<\/p>\n
6. Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara – Cruiserweight title fight![]()
Jai Opetaia, left, defends his IBF cruiserweight title against Huseyin Cinkara on Saturday in Australia, and a victory could set up a unification fight against Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in 2026.\u00a0Photo by Chris Hyde\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Opetaia, ESPN’s No. 1 cruiserweight, should get through this fight without any drama. And if it is another convincing win, could Opetaia announce he is stepping up to heavyweight? Or will he call for a title unification bout versus WBA, WBO champion, Gilberto Ramirez?<\/p>\n
Opetaia (28-0, 22 KOs) made it look easy in a Round 5 KO win<\/a> over Claudio Squeo in June and is not expected to be inconvenienced against the 40-year-old challenger, Cinkara (23-0, 19 KOs), whose three quick wins in the past two years have come against lower-level opposition.<\/p>\n7. Johnny Fisher vs. Herbert Matovu – Heavyweight bout on DAZN![]()
Johnny Fisher needs a big win on Saturday to stay relevant in a crowded heavyweight division.\u00a0Photo by Bradley Collyer\/PA Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Fisher (13-1, 11 KOs) needs to win if he wants to sustain interest in his career, so expect him to go looking for a KO, which makes this fight a must see.<\/p>\n
If Fisher gets his career back on track, following a shocking Round 5 stoppage loss to David Ryan in May, a trilogy fight with Ryan or even a shot at new British champion Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva are possibilities. A loss, and his chances to be a champion could disappear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick ParkinsonDec 4, 2025, 07:44 AM ET CloseReports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-324864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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