Figueroa vs Vazquez

Who won Figueroa vs Vazquez?

Brandon Figueroa beat Damien Vazquez by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

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.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jermell Charlo beating Jeison Rosario for the WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jermall Charlo beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the WBC World Middleweight belt, Luis Nery defeated Aaron Alameda for the WBC World Super Bantamweight title, John Riel Casimero was victorious over Duke Micah for the WBO World Bantamweight championship, and Daniel Roman beat Juan Carlos Payano.

Figueroa vs Vazquez stats

Back in September 2020, Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Damien Vazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Figueroa had a large advantage in power over Vazquez, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Vazquez's 53%.

Brandon Figueroa was the same age as Damien Vazquez, at 23 years old.

Figueroa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Vazquez.

Brandon Figueroa fought out of the orthodox stance, while Damien Vazquez was a southpaw.

Figueroa was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 8 months later than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Vazquez's 97.

Damien Vazquez was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Figueroa vs Vazquez form

Brandon Figueroa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Julio Ceja on November 23, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Javier Nicolas Chacon on August 24, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Weslaco, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

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

He had defeated Oscar Escandon on September 30, 2018, by knockout in the 10th round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

Activity check

Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Figueroa vs Vazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Figueroa vs Vazquez?

Figueroa vs Vazquez was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Figueroa vs Vazquez?

Brandon Figueroa was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Damien Vazquez made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.