Bookmakers made Brandon Figueroa a massive favourite against Jessie Magdaleno when they meet in their bout on Saturday 4th May 2024 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
He is currently 1/16 (-1700) to win the bout outright, while you can get 7/1 (+700) on Jessie Magdaleno if you fancy the massive upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 89% chance of Figueroa winning while giving Magdaleno a 11% chance.
Figueroa opened as the favourite at 1/12 (-1200).
Magdaleno opened at 13/2 (+650) which has shorten by 3/-2 (+70).
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 126 pounds (8.82 stones or 57.27 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.
Figueroa vs Magdaleno Head To Head
Brandon Figueroa steps into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Jessie Magdaleno will make his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Figueroa has advantage in power over Magdaleno, with a 75% knock out percentage over Magdaleno's 62%.
Brandon Figueroa is the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.
Figueroa has a height advantage of 4 inches over Magdaleno. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Brandon Figueroa fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jessie Magdaleno is a southpaw.
Figueroa is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 year and 6 months later than Magdaleno, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 8 less professional rounds, 153 to Magdaleno's 161.
Brandon Figueroa goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the RING at featherweight.
Jessie Magdaleno is currently ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 126lb division.
Figueroa vs Magdaleno betting form
Figueroa has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he won against Mark Magsayo on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States. He was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the ring.
Previous to that, he had won against Carlos Castro on 9th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on 27th November 2021 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Park Theater, Nevada. He was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the ring.
Before that, he had beat Luis Nery on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson. He was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the ring.
He had defeated Damien Vazquez on 26th September 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut. He was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the ring.
Jessie Magdaleno has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Raymond Ford on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States. He was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest.
Previous to that, he had won against Yenifel Vicente on 11th June 2020 by unanimous decision in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada. He was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Rafael Rivera on 17th August 2019 by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Banc of California Stadium, California. He was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest.
Before that, he had beat Rico Ramos on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California. He was a 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest.
He had lost to Isaac Dogboe on 28th April 2018 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania. He was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest.
Who's been more active?
If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Brandon Figueroa has been fighting more than Jessie Magdaleno.
Brandon Figueroa last fought 1 year and 2 months ago, while Jessie Magdaleno's last outing was 1 year and 26 days ago.
Figueroa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
Magdaleno's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Figueroa vs Magdaleno Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which is around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.
Where Can I Watch Figueroa vs Magdaleno for In-Play Betting?
Figueroa vs Magdaleno will be broadcast on DAZN PPV in the US, while the fight will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN PPV UK.
