Undefeated tremendous middleweight prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum (11-0, 10 KOs) is pumped to be headlining his first present on June twenty fifth, when he faces veteran Ronald Ellis (18-4-2, 12 KOs) within the 10-round match on “Golden Boy Battle Night time”, streaming reside from Fantasy Springs Resort On line casino in Indio, California.
“I’m extraordinarily blessed to be beginning to make my option to greater phases and higher names,” Fulgham talked about headlining for the primary time. “The 168-pound division has loads of prime fighters shifting up and all 4 (main) world title belts (33-year-old Canelo Alvarez is the undisputed, unified tremendous middleweight world champion) will likely be up for grabs. I’m placing myself in an excellent place to seize a kind of titles. My crew (Golden Boy Promotions and three Level Administration) are doing an excellent job, displaying how a lot they imagine in me.”
Ellis has develop into a gatekeeper within the tremendous middleweight division, and he must be the hardest take a look at to this point for the 27-year-old Fulgham, who has fought in 13 much less fights and 83 fewer rounds than Ellis, who fights out of Lynn, Massachusetts. Ellis’ brother is world-rated welterweight Rashidi Ellis (24-1, 15 KOs) and their sister, Rashida Ellis, was a 2020 Olympian. She additionally was a member of Workforce USA a number of years in the past as, mockingly, Fulghum.
Ellis hasn’t been lively the previous few years, combating solely 4 instances in almost 4 years. However his final three opponents have all been undefeated like Fulghum: prolonged then 23-0 (20 KOs) David Benavidez into the eleventh spherical towards the present WBC Interim Mild Heavyweight Champion, took the reigning WBC Continental Americas Tremendous Middleweight Champion Christian Mbilli (19-0, 18 KOs) the complete 10 rounds, and final October in his most up-to-date combat, he was stopped within the fourth spherical by Erik Bazinyan (30-0, 21 KOs).
Throughout his 12-year skilled profession, Ellis has upset Russian Olympian Matvey Korobov (28-3-1, 14 KOs) by means of a fourth-round technical knockout, along with combating Junior Youman (13-0, 9 KOs) to a 10-round draw.
“I’ve a dream and he’s one other particular person in my method,” Fulghum commented about his subsequent opponent. “He is an efficient, sturdy man who has been in towards loads of good guys. An important take a look at for me. I see him as a problem and that’s what I need.”
Fulgham, combating out of Houston, has proven regular enchancment since his professional debut on December 12, 2021.
“I’ve discovered easy methods to tempo myself, which will likely be worthwhile going into this combat,” Fulghum concluded. “I’ve additionally discovered my course of, getting ready for a combat, bodily and mentally, and what to keep away from. Additionally, coping with the media as a result of there was extra consideration with every of my fights.”
Fulghum was a embellished novice boxer, ranked No. 1 within the USA as a heavyweight, regardless of combating as a brilliant middleweight as an expert. He captured prime honors on the 2018 Nationwide Golden Gloves Match and 2020 U.S. Olympic Workforce Trials, each main novice accomplishments achieved whereas he was incomes a nursing diploma from Prairie View A & M College.
Fulghum is working with 3 Level Administration (3 PM), which has a rising secure of gifted boxers together with WBA Cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs), world tremendous flyweight title challenger John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-1, 9 KOs), former WBA Inter-Continental Mild Heavyweight Champion Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs), and unbeaten heavyweight hopeful Zach Spiller (5-0, 4 KOs).
