In Round 9, Brandon It took Brandon Figueroa a while to get going. When he was done, he rolled Jessie Magdeleno over.
On the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia show on Saturday in Las Vegas, Figueroa, the volume-punching featherweight contender, stopped Magdeleno with a single left to the body in the ninth round of their scheduled 12-round bout.
In Round 9, Brandon The expert Magdeleno (29-3, 18 KOs) got off to a fast start, landing hard shots when he saw an opportunity and then using his quick feet or holding to keep Figueroa from getting into a pattern.
Figueroa may have had rust that was tough to remove because he hadn’t engaged in combat for 14 months.
In Round 9, Brandon On the other hand, Figueroa started to increase his work rate and land more frequently around the fourth or fifth round. Magdeleno maintained his competitiveness, but as a clear consequence of Figueroa’s pressure, he also began to slow down.
The conclusion was harsh. In the last moments of Round 9, Figueroa was hammering Magdeleno against the ropes when he sneaked in a perfect left to the gut, sending Magdeleno to his knees in agony.
In Round 9, Brandon With only a second left in the round, he was declared out, allowing Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) to successfully defend his WBC “interim” title and record his third consecutive victory since being defeated by Stephen Fulton by a small margin in 2021.
On Friday, Magdeleno weighed 2.6 pounds more than the divisional maximum. But that, together with his skill set, was unable to stave off Figueroa’s unrelenting attack.
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