{"id":10674,"date":"2021-11-13T21:32:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T02:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=10674"},"modified":"2021-11-13T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T02:35:00","slug":"brandon-the-heartbreaker-figueroa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/betting\/brandon-the-heartbreaker-figueroa\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Boxing Profile: Brandon Figueroa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Brandon Lee Figueroa<\/strong>\u00a0is an American professional boxer <\/a>born on December 29, 1996. He has held the\u00a0WBC <\/a>super bantamweight<\/strong>\u00a0title since May 2021; also, the\u00a0WBA\u00a0<\/strong>(Regular)\u00a0super bantamweight<\/strong>\u00a0title from 2019 to September 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of September 2021, he is the #1 ranked super bantamweight <\/strong>according to BoxRec, #3 according to the TBRB, and #4 according to The Ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figueroa <\/strong>made his professional debut against Hector Gutierrez on May 9, 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He won the fight by unanimous decision. He amassed an 18-0 record over the next four years, with 13 stoppage victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boxing Profile \u2013 Brandon Figueroa \u2013 Championship Run<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WBA Interim Super Bantamweight champion:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  • Figueroa vs. Parejo<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Figueroa <\/strong>was scheduled to face Yonfrez Parejo<\/strong> for the vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title on April 20, 2019, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He was seen as a massive favorite heading into the bout and won the fight by an eight-round stoppage. However, although the first four rounds were even; Figueroa<\/strong> began to take over from the fifth round onward, forcing Parejo <\/strong>to retire from the fight after the eighth round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Figueroa vs. Chacon<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Figueroa <\/strong>had to face Javier Nicolas Chacon<\/strong>, in his first WBA Interim Super Bantamweight<\/strong> title defense; on April 20, 2019, at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The bout was the undercard of the Danny Garc\u00eda vs. Adri\u00e1n Granados welterweight<\/strong> clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Figueroa <\/strong>won the fight by a fourth-round knockout; dropping Chacon with a combination of hooks at the 2 minuted mark of the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      At the time of the stoppage, Figueroa held a 96 to 18 advantage in punches landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      WBA Regular Super Bantamweight champion:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
      • Figueroa vs. Ceja:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Figueroa<\/strong> had to defend his WBA <\/strong>Regular super bantamweight<\/strong> title against Julio Ceja<\/strong>. This time, on the undercard of the Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II<\/strong> fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The bout was for November 23, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Ceja <\/strong>came in 4.5 lbs over the 122 lbs weight limit, meaning the title was only be on the line for Figueroa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The fight was a split decision draw after twelve rounds, with one judge scoring it 116-112 for Ceja<\/strong>, the second 115-113 for Figueroa, while the third judge scored the fight as a 114-114 draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Figueroa vs. Vazquez:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Figueroa<\/strong> had to make his second WBA <\/strong>title defense against Damien Vazquez<\/strong> on the undercard of The Charlos vs. Derevyanchenko and Rosario<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The card was for September 26, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Figueroa<\/strong> was a massive favorite heading into the bout, with one media outlet describing it as “…a tune-up fight for Figueroa<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Figueroa <\/strong>won the fight by a tenth-round technical knockout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          WBC Super Bantamweight champion:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
          • Figueroa vs. Nery:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Figueroa<\/strong> had to make the second defense of his WBA <\/strong>(Regular) title in a title unification bout against the reigning WBC super bantamweight<\/strong> champion Luis Nery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Following a four-month negotiation period, the fight was for May 15, 2021, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Figueroa<\/strong> won the fight by technical knockout, dropping Nery with a series of body punches in the latter part of the seventh round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            As Nery <\/strong>was unable to rise to his feet during referee Thomas Taylor’s ten counts, the fight put off at the 2:18 minute mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The three official judges were split on their scorecards at the time of the stoppage: one had the Figueroa <\/strong>up 58-56, the second judge had Nery <\/strong>up 59-55, while the third judge saw the fight as a 57-57 draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Brandon Lee Figueroa\u00a0is an American professional boxer born on December 29, 1996. He has held the\u00a0WBC super bantamweight\u00a0title since May 2021; also, the\u00a0WBA\u00a0(Regular)\u00a0super bantamweight\u00a0title from 2019 to September 2021. As of September 2021, he is the #1 ranked super bantamweight according to BoxRec, #3 according to the TBRB, and #4 according to The Ring. Figueroa made his professional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[98,211],"tags":[191,429,771,315],"class_list":["post-10674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-betting","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-profile","tag-world-boxing-association","tag-world-boxing-council"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t