Figueroa vs Chacon

Who won Figueroa vs Chacon?

Brandon Figueroa beat Javier Nicolas Chacon by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, August 24th, 2019, at Weslaco, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super bantamweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Fulton vs Avelar.

Figueroa vs Chacon stats

Back in August 2019, Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Javier Nicolas Chacon made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Figueroa had a massive power advantage over Chacon, boasting a 74% knockout percentage compared to Chacon's 31%.

Brandon Figueroa was the younger man by 16 years, at 22 years old.

Both Brandon Figueroa and Javier Nicolas Chacon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Figueroa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 11 months later than Chacon, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Chacon's 210.

Brandon Figueroa went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at super bantamweight.

Javier Nicolas Chacon was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Figueroa vs Chacon form

Brandon Figueroa had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Yonfrez Parejo on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Moises Flores on January 13, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Oscar Escandon on September 30, 2018, by knockout in the 10th round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

Before that, he had beaten Luis Roy Suarez Cruz on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

He had defeated Giovanni Delgado on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Freeman Coliseum, Texas.

Activity check

Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Chacon's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Figueroa vs Chacon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Weslaco, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Figueroa vs Chacon?

Figueroa vs Chacon was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Figueroa vs Chacon?

Brandon Figueroa was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Nicolas Chacon made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.