Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton 2 Ends in Pedestrian Decision

Stephen Fulton (23-1, 8 KOs) is once again a world champion, winning a unanimous decision against Brandon Figueroa (25-2-1, 19 KOs) in their rematch.

Scores were 117-111 and 116-112 (x2). With the victory, Fulton becomes a WBC featherweight world champion. Both men had previously fought each other in late 2021 with Fulton winning via majority decision to become the unified super bantamweight champion.

The fight took place on the undercard of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Boxing fans could catch the action as a pay-per-view (PPV) with either Prime Video, PPV.com or TrillerTV (Note: availability of the pay-per-view on each platform was dependent on location).

Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton 2 Ends in Pedestrian Decision

Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton 2 Fight Recap

The opening round generally saw both men stay at range of each other, shooting out the jab from time to time. Figueroa was constantly switching stances and would tie up whenever Fulton attempted something offensively. Despite this, “Cool Boy” was still able to get a number of his shots in while Figueroa’s offence was mostly ineffective.

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As the fight entered the middle rounds, it started to become an inside battle. Fulton continued to outwork his opponent. No matter what Figueroa did, his offence remained ineffective in comparison to Fulton’s. “The Heartbreaker” threw plenty of punches, but struggled to hurt Fulton or even hurt him in any way. In the end, it allowed the former unified super bantamweight champion to become a titlist once again.

Post-fight Interview

Stephen Fulton

“Alhamdulillah,” said Fulton after the fight. “I always got to say thank you to God first and foremost my team. Al Haymon, PBC…everyone, just thank you. It feels good, you know. I’m champion again. And for all the ones that doubted me, I just want to say, continue to support me the way y’all support me. There’s negative and positive [support].”

“I feel like he didn’t let enough shots go like he normally would. I feel like he kind of slowed down when he moved up to the 126 lb division. As you can see, his punch output lowered from when we was at 122 and I felt like I capitalized off of that. I used my jab, I listened to my corner. I feel like his power was the same. He said he would knock me out with power. It felt like everything was the same, though.”

PPV Undercard

Isaac Cruz (27-3-1, 18 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Angel Fierro (23-3-2, 18 KOs) in a 10-round super lightweight clash. Scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. A truly incredible fight from start to finish. Watch this if you missed it.

Opening the PPV broadcast, Jesus Ramos Jr. (22-1, 18 KOs) won via eighth round technical knockout against Jeison Rosario (24-5-2, 18 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this 10-round middleweight fight was 2:18. Rosario went down in the seventh from a right hook followed by a straight left to the head. In round eight, referee Robert Hoyle stepped in and stopped the fight after Rosario continued to get hit without much resistance.

Undercard on YouTube

On the portion of the undercard that was broadcast live on YouTube, Mirco Cuello (15-0, 12 KOs) won via tenth round technical knockout against Christian Olivo (22-2-1, 9 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this 10-round featherweight bout was 2:01. Cuello went down in round two from a left hook and a right hook to the head. In the tenth, Olivo went down from a left hook to the body. He got up, but went down again from another left hook to the body. Though he got up, referee Chris Flores waved off the fight.

Yoenli Hernández (7-0, 7 KOs) won via fifth round technical knockout against Angel Ruiz (18-4-1, 13 KOs, 1 NC). The official time of stoppage for this 10-round middleweight contest was 1:06. Referee Allen Huggins ended the fight following a series of punches to the head from Hernández with Ruiz still standing.

Curmel Moton (7-0, 6 KOs) won via third round technical knockout against Frank Zaldivar (5-2, 3 KOs, 1 NC). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round lightweight clash was 1:51. Referee Harvey Dock put an end to proceedings following a barrage of punches from Moton with Zaldivar still standing.

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Untelevised Undercard

On the portion of the undercard that was not televised, Daniel Blancas (12-0, 5 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Juan Barajas (11-1-2, 7 KOs). Scores for the eight-round super middleweight bout were 80-72 and 79-73 (x2).

John Easter (8-0, 7 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Joseph Aguilar (6-3-1, 3 KOs) in a six-round super middleweight fight. Scores were 60-54 (x2) and 59-55.

José Benavidez Jr. (29-3-1, 20 KOs) won via fifth round technical knockout against Danny Rosenberger (20-10-4, 10 KOs, 1 NC). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round middleweight clash was 2:39.

Gabriela Tellez (4-0, 1 KO) won a majority decision against Abril Anguiano (4-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round featherweight bout. While one judge had the fight 57-57, the other two saw it 58-56.