Hard-hitting former world champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) returned to the win column with a dominant sixth round TKO of Carlos Castro (27-2, 12 KOs) in their WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator.
Competing in his first fight at featherweight, and first action since dropping a narrow decision in a 2021 Fight of the Year against Stephen Fulton Jr., Figueroa showed off his power at 126 pounds by dropping Castro midway through round three. Using his customary bruising come-forward style, Figueroa landed a looping overhand left that hurt Castro and eventually sent him to the mat on his follow-up.
“I know Carlos Casto is a crafty fighter,” said Figueroa. “I had to be patient. I knew how to put the pressure on him, after the barrage of punches, I got tired and had to step back. I knew he was hurt. and I had him, and I had to put more pressure on him. I caught him clean with a good looping left hand and I had him, I just put punches together and I dropped him.”
A veteran who was also debuting at featherweight, Castro was able to use his ring IQ to weather the early storm from Figueroa. His short hooks on the inside and hard uppercuts kept Figueroa from overwhelming him in the third round and helped carry him through the early rounds.
Despite taking that return fire, Figueroa was undeterred and continued to stick to his game plan and bring the fight to Castro. In round six, Figueroa broke through again with a series of shots, including a violent, short right hook that stunned Castro.
“Carlos Castro has a lot of heart, he’s a proven fighter in the ring and I knew it would be hard to get him out of there,” said Figueroa. “I hurt him, I was waiting for that shot to the body, once I caught him clean, I knew he was hurt. I put my punches together again.”
Figueroa took advantage of the moment and unleashed a relentless attack on the ropes that went unanswered and forced referee Mark Nelson to jump in and end the bout 2:11 into the frame (watch highlight HERE).
“I’m pretty proud of myself,” said Figueroa. “I know there’s a lot of work ahead of me, especially if I fight the winner of the main event. I have to study my fight and get back to the gym.”
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Brandon Figueroa vs Mark Magsayo Michel Rivera vs Frank Martin 💯💯
He’s one of those fighters if you don’t have one punch power to keep him off he will demolish you
Figueroa been inactive recently I hope this means he will come back soon he's one of the most exciting boxers right now
He’s on canelo card
@@dsvco.8559PBC/ Al haymon always stacks the ppv cards nicely they got Figueroa on the undercard I will be watching this one
@@dsvco.8559nice
@@dsvco.8559 These boxers got to be more active nowadays. I know boxing is a grueling sport that is really tough on you physically and mentally but come on. Most of these guys take a whole year if not a year and a half. They should fight at least 3-4 times a year. I don't expect them to fight every week or month like they did in old school boxing but at least try to fight more than once a year. It's so frustrating seeing your favorite fighter fight then you have to wait a year to see them again.
Figueroa vs ceja, rosario vs mendoza, jeison rosario vs Julian williams, charlo vs Julian williams, jarret hurd vs tony harrison and yordenis ugas vs thomas dulorme
Amazing 👏 PBC ,Great job 👏
Figueroa needs vargas asap !
PBC been dropping 🔥🔥🔥 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
They need to drop the crwwford Spence fight
@@sportssavant237 Man u know they not dropping dat shiiii Crawford messed everything up for PBC
Unjustified premature stoppage😮😮
Figueroa is a right handed Southpaw that's why he switches so comfortably. 👌🏻🥊
Early stoppage castro was still alright
Figueroa is an extremely flawed fighter, which also makes him fun to watch as a pressure fighter but you saw how he had trouble dealing with footwork and accurate counter punching due to his horrendous defense and footwork Castro was doing well boxing, counter punching and creating angles but didn’t throw the straight right hand enough or the uppercut and let himself get caught on the ropes and drawn into Figueroa’s fight
I haven't seen the fight but based on what I've seen from seeing a few of Figueroa's fights, he never uses his length or reach to his advantage when fighting his opponents. That's the problem with many tall guys. They don't fight on the outside. Though it's entertaining when two guys go toe-to-toe.
@@SimplyThatGuy12 Pretty much my sentiments. Fun but frustrating fighter to watch.
Game ower and you wins❤✌️
Show the damn Crawford Spence fight
We not gonna get it until the 1 year anniversary probably….PBC not gonna release a Spence loss before his fight with Fundora
Premature stoppage but it was a matter of a round maybe 2
Naaa they stopped it because they saw Castro figured him out and if this fight had went on Brandon was going to lose. The moment Castro started walking Brandon back he began bullying Brandon the writing was on the wall I like Brandon but there a reason he isn’t active they know they have to be extremely careful with who they put him on there with
When Will Figueroa Grow The B@LLS To Fight At 135 ? Figueroa Loves Being A Weight & Height Bully , He Holds In Every Fight Just Like His Older Brother Who Is The Master At Blocking Punches With His Face
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I like Brandon I really do but buddy has to start fighting guys his own size & he needs to work on his defense because all this bully fighting is how his brothers career was cut short because when his brother Brandon started fighting guys his size he became a punching bag That was a bad stoppage but they did it to preserve Brandon if you’ve ever boxed b4 you saw what was starting to happen Castro was lighting Brandon up with his back against the rope then proceed to light him up walking Brandon back and the ref saw it as soon as Brandon released a combo he jumped in to keep Brandon in the win column… I like Brandon as a kid no doubt but there’s a reason he’s hella inactive the match makers have to be very selective…
But he fights on the inside though, giving him a disadvantage against shorter fighters. And he’s still winning so there isn’t any bullying.
he humped to unify againts Fulton after Nery . thats not selecting , he moved up and beat Margsayo.. Give him some credit
This Girl is just a hater
This Girl is just a Hater