Who won Figueroa vs Gonzalez?
Brandon Figueroa beat Joet Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Brandon Figueroa.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Mario Barrios beating Manny Pacquiao for the WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Sebastian Fundora defeated Tim Tszyu, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was victorious over Omar Salcido Gamez for the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight title, David Picasso beat Kyonosuke Kameda, Mark Magsayo defeated Jorge Mata Cuellar, and Gary Russell Jr was victorious over Hugo Alberto Castaneda Marroquin.
Figueroa vs Gonzalez stats
Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Joet Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.
Brandon Figueroa was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.
Figueroa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Brandon Figueroa and Joet Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Figueroa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 10 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Gonzalez's 204.
Brandon Figueroa went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 3 by the WBC at featherweight.
Joet Gonzalez was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF in the 126lb division.
Figueroa vs Gonzalez form
Figueroa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Stephen Fulton on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Jessie Magdaleno on May 4, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Mark Magsayo on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario.
Before that, he had won against Carlos Castro on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.
He had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Park Theater, Nevada.
Gonzalez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Arnold Khegai on March 8, 2025, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Thunder Studios, Long Beach, United States.
Prior to that, he had lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.
Before that, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on July 23, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Minnesota.
He had defeated Jeo Santisima on March 4, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, California.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joet Gonzalez had been fighting more than Brandon Figueroa.
Going into this contest, Brandon Figueroa had last fought 5 months and 18 days ago, while Joet Gonzalez's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.
Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.
Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.
What time did Figueroa vs Gonzalez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Figueroa vs Gonzalez?
Figueroa vs Gonzalez was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV both in the UK and US.
What were the odds on Figueroa vs Gonzalez?
Brandon Figueroa was a 1/1 (+100) favorite going into the contest, while Joet Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+120) with oddsmakers.
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