Who won Figueroa vs Nery?
Brandon Figueroa beat Luis Nery by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.
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 unified super bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBA belts on the line.
Also on the undercard Daniel Roman was victorious over Ricardo Espinoza, and Xavier Martinez beat Juan Carlos Burgos.
Figueroa vs Nery stats
Back in May 2021, Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Luis Nery made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws, with 24 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Nery had a slight advantage in power over Figueroa, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Figueroa's 76%.
Brandon Figueroa was the younger man by 2 years, at 24 years old.
Figueroa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nery. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.
Brandon Figueroa fought out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Nery was a southpaw.
Figueroa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years later than Nery, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Nery's 181.
Figueroa vs Nery form
Brandon Figueroa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, United States.
Prior to that, 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, 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.
He had beaten Moises Flores on January 13, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Microsoft Theater, California.
Nery had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Aaron Alameda on September 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Payano on July 20, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against McJoe Arroyo on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.
Before that, he had defeated Renson Robles on December 1, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Pavillón del Norte, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico.
He had beaten Jason Canoy on October 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brandon Figueroa had been fighting more than Luis Nery.
Going into this contest, Brandon Figueroa had last fought 7 months and 19 days ago, while Luis Nery's last outing had been 7 months and 19 days ago.
Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
Nery's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
What time did Figueroa vs Nery start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Figueroa vs Nery?
Figueroa vs Nery was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.
What were the odds on Figueroa vs Nery?
Brandon Figueroa was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Luis Nery made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.
