Figueroa vs Flores

Who won Figueroa vs Flores?

Brandon Figueroa beat Moises Flores by knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, January 13th, 2019, at Microsoft Theater, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Uzcategui losing to Caleb Plant for the IBF World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Giovanni Delgado.

Figueroa vs Flores stats

Back in January 2019, Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Moises Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Figueroa had a slight advantage in power over Flores, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Flores' 68%.

Brandon Figueroa was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.

Flores had a height advantage of 1 inch over Figueroa. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Brandon Figueroa and Moises Flores fought out of an orthodox stance.

Figueroa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 8 months later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Flores' 130.

Brandon Figueroa went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 9 by the IBF at featherweight.

Moises Flores was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Figueroa vs Flores form

Flores had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Daniel Roman on June 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Guillermo Rigondeaux on June 17, 2017 ended in a no contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Paulus Ambunda on June 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia.

Before that, he had beaten Luis Emanuel Cusolito on September 22, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, United States.

He had defeated Oscar Escandon on April 18, 2015, by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Figueroa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

Flores' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Figueroa vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Microsoft Theater, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Figueroa vs Flores?

Figueroa vs Flores was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Figueroa vs Flores?

Brandon Figueroa was a 11/100 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Moises Flores made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.