Figueroa vs Castro FULL FIGHT: July 9, 2022 | PBC on Showtime
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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21 Comments
PBC been dropping 🔥🔥🔥 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Brandon Figueroa vs Mark Magsayo
Michel Rivera vs Frank Martin
💯💯
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
Figueroa needs vargas asap !
Figueroa been inactive recently I hope this means he will come back soon he's one of the most exciting boxers right now
Amazing 👏 PBC ,Great job 👏
Premature stoppage but it was a matter of a round maybe 2
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…
Show the damn Crawford Spence fight
😊😊
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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
Early stoppage castro was still alright
Unjustified premature stoppage😮😮
Game ower and you wins❤✌️
He’s one of those fighters if you don’t have one punch power to keep him off he will demolish you
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
Figueroa definitely had the momentum but that’s a bad stoppage
Carlos literally got robbed we could have kept fighting
Premature stoppage. That's all I'm gonna say.
フィゲロアは打たれ強いなぁ
手数も多いしこの階級では今の所一番強いかも。井上が行くまで残ってくれ。