{"id":119669,"date":"2023-05-03T12:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119669"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:14:51","slug":"undefeated-prospect-darius-fulghum-makes-triumphant-return-to-the-boxing-ring-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119669","title":{"rendered":"Undefeated Prospect Darius Fulghum Makes Triumphant Return to the Boxing Ring &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119669\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119669\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-119670 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thumbnail-1-1-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thumbnail-1-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thumbnail-1-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eight months out of the ring didn\u2019t leave Houston\u2019s undefeated light heavyweight prospect Darius \u201cDFG\u201d Fulghum (4-0, 4 KOs) rusty last Saturday night as he made a strong statement against Jay Williams (4-10) at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Fulghum, who is a promotional free agent, fought on the William Zepeda-headlined card streamed live on DAZN.<\/p>\n<p>Fulghum hadn\u2019t fought since last August 10, when he knocked out David Murray (10-3-1) in the second round in Detroit, and he didn\u2019t know who his opponent was until late last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo rust at all,\u201d Fulghum reported. \u201cI felt fluid in the ring, extremely free.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fulghum dropped Williams once in the opening round and again in the second, throwing a flurry of punches at his overmatched opponent. The end came at the 0:58 mark of round four, when Fulghum finished off Williams with a picture-perfect left hook, right hand combination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt felt amazing,\u201d Fulghum said. \u201cI saw all my supporters there during my walk out and it brought life in me. That was a great feeling. I felt alive again!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only gave myself a B grade because I really should have gotten him out in the first round. I loaded up on my shots to get a clear knockout. But I listened to my corner to let my hands go and the knockout will come. It was a good learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A licensed nurse in Texas with a degree from Prairie View A &amp; M University, Fulghum was a decorated amateur boxer, ranked No. 1 in the USA as a heavyweight, despite fighting as a light heavyweight\/super middleweight as a pro, capturing top honors at the 2018 National Golden Gloves Tournament and 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, all accomplished as he attended college.<\/p>\n<p>Fulgham is tentatively slated to be back in action June 3rd against an opponent to be determined in Galveston, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Fulghum is working with 3 Point Management (3 PM), a growing company based in Los Angeles that has a growing stable of gifted boxers including former world super middleweight champion Gilberto \u201cZurdo\u201d Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs), NABA super flyweight champion John \u201cScrappy\u201d Ramirez (11-0, 8 KOs), light heavyweight Kareem Hackett (10-0, 5 KOs), super middleweight Cem \u201cChamp\u201d Kilic (17-1, 11 KOs), and heavyweight Zach Spiller (3-0, 2 KOs).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight months out of the ring didn\u2019t leave Houston\u2019s undefeated light heavyweight prospect Darius \u201cDFG\u201d Fulghum (4-0, 4 KOs) rusty last Saturday night as he made a strong statement against Jay Williams (4-10) at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. 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