Showtime Boxing: Luis Nery vs Brandon Figueroa preview - A potential slugfest for WBC 122 lbs title
Knockout machine Luis Nery and high volume action fighter Brandon Figueroa battle this weekend for the WBC super-bantamweight title. Who will come out on top?
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Showtime hosts a title unification at super bantamweight between WBC champion Luis Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) and WBA “regular” champion Brandon Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KOs). Nery was a top fighter and a KO machine down at bantamweight but had some trouble making the weight and moved up to super-bantam, where he defeated Aaron Alameda for the WBC belt. He paired up with coach Eddy Reynoso for this fight and adopted a more measured approach than he had at bantamweight. The decision win broke his 11 fight stoppage streak but the more careful style will likely make him tougher to beat.