Brandon Figueroa vs Luis Nery, , HIGHLIGHTS

Figueroa was scheduled to make the second defense of his WBA (Regular) title in a title unification bout against the reigning WBC super bantamweight champion Luis Nery. Following a fourmonth negotiation period, the fight was scheduled for May 15, 2021 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States. Nery was seen as a favorite to beat Figueroa, with opening odds seeing Nery as a 400 favorite and Figueroa at +275, although the line later saw Nery drop to 225 and Figueroa rise to +175. Figueroa won the fight by technicalknockout, dropping Nery with a series of body punches in the latter part of the seventh round. As Nery was unable to rise to his feet during referee Thomas Taylor s ten count, the fight was officially called at the 2:18 minute mark. The three official judges were split on their scorecards at the time of the stoppage: one had the Figueroa up 5856, the second judge had Nery up 5955, while the third judge saw the fight as a 5757 draw