Figueroa vs Magdaleno

Who won Figueroa vs Magdaleno?

Brandon Figueroa beat Jessie Magdaleno by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, May 4th, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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 contest was for the vacant WBC featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Jaime Munguia for the WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Eimantas Stanionis beat Gabriel Maestre for the WBA World Welterweight belt, Mario Barrios defeated Fabian Andres Maidana for the WBC Interim World Welterweight title, Jesus Ramos was victorious over Johan Gonzalez, Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Ronald Cruz, and William Scull defeated Sean Hemphill.

Figueroa vs Magdaleno stats

Back in May 2024, Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Jessie Magdaleno made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Brandon Figueroa was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Figueroa had a height advantage of 4 inches over Magdaleno. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Brandon Figueroa fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jessie Magdaleno was a southpaw.

Figueroa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 6 months later than Magdaleno, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Magdaleno's 170.

Jessie Magdaleno was ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

Figueroa vs Magdaleno form

Figueroa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mark Magsayo on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Carlos Castro on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Luis Nery on May 15, 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 had defeated Damien Vazquez on September 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Jessie Magdaleno had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Raymond Ford on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Yenifel Vicente on June 11, 2020, by unanimous decision in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rafael Rivera on August 17, 2019, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Banc of California Stadium, California.

Before that, he had beaten Rico Ramos on March 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California.

He had lost to Isaac Dogboe on April 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brandon Figueroa had been fighting more than Jessie Magdaleno.

Going into this contest, Brandon Figueroa had last fought 1 year and 2 months ago, while Jessie Magdaleno's last outing had been 1 year and 26 days ago.

Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Magdaleno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 6 days, meaning he had 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 had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Figueroa vs Magdaleno start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Figueroa vs Magdaleno?

Figueroa vs Magdaleno was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Figueroa vs Magdaleno?

Brandon Figueroa was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Jessie Magdaleno made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.