Who won Figueroa vs Fulton II?
Stephen Fulton beat Brandon Figueroa by on Saturday, February 1st, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Stephen Fulton.
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 WBC featherweight championship of the world.
This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating David Morrell for the WBA World Light Heavyweight and WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz defeated Angel Fierro, Jesus Ramos was victorious over Jeison Rosario, Mirco Cuello beat Christian Olivo, Yoenli Hernandez defeated Angel Ruiz, Jose Benavidez was victorious over Danny Rosenberger, and Curmel Moton beat Frank Zaldivar.
Figueroa vs Fulton II stats
Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.
Stephen Fulton made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Brandon Figueroa was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.
Figueroa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fulton. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Brandon Figueroa and Stephen Fulton fought out of an orthodox stance.
Figueroa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 months later than Fulton, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Fulton's 173.
Stephen Fulton was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 126lb division.
Figueroa vs Fulton II 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 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, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Mark Magsayo on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Castro on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.
Before that, 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.
He had won against 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.
Stephen Fulton had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Carlos Castro on September 14, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Roman on June 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Brandon Figueroa on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Park Theater, Nevada.
He had won against Angelo Leo on January 23, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brandon Figueroa had been fighting more than Stephen Fulton.
Going into this contest, Brandon Figueroa had last fought 8 months and 28 days ago, while Stephen Fulton's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.
Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Fulton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.
What time did Figueroa vs Fulton II start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Figueroa vs Fulton II?
Figueroa vs Fulton II was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV both in the UK and US.
What were the odds on Figueroa vs Fulton II?
Brandon Figueroa was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Stephen Fulton made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.
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