[Boxing] LUIS NERY vs BRANDON FIGUEROA Super Bantamweight World Championship

[AmoreJaz]

Just came across an interesting article where in they put public boxers' purse and Brandon Figueroa will receive much more than Luis Nery.

I thought that Nery is the "A" side on this fight but why he is receiving amount which is much lower than Brandon?

Per California State Athletic commission, official contract purses for Saturday’s PBC/Showtime card: Luis Nery $250k, Brandon Figueroa $650k; Daniel Roman $100k, Ricardo Espinoza $27k; Xavier Martinez $60k, Juan Carlos Burgos $20k; Jose Valenzuela $8k, Nelson Hampton $8k; Gabriela Fundora $800, Jazmin Valverde $800; Justin Cardona $4k, James De Herrera $3,500.

Nevertheless, i'm locked on betting for Nery via decision for that 3.10 odds.

This is actually kind of shocking. Figueroa isn't remotely close to a big enough draw to justify paying him that much money. Since the fight is on a premium channel not many people will see it. Over $1 million is purses and the B side is getting the majority of it. Nery is definitely getting ripped off. It's also shocking to see undercard fighters only getting $800. After paying their trainers, managers, and other expenses they are left with nothing.

Nery should win on this fight. that's a ripped off also in my opinion. from sportsbooks like stake, they are favouring nery to win on this fight with odds of 1.47 vs 2.65. few hours and we will see the fight happening.
undercard fighters also are being underpaid. nothing is left when they paid those people around him. i didnt know that they are paying this low to some undercard fighters, not even $1k.

[Kemarit]

^^ He should as he is the favorite against Brandon. He knows that stakes, this is a unification bout. And he should forget about the purse, they have accepted it even if if it set against them.

And if ever he wins, it will be sweeter as he proved them wrong for giving and short changing him in this fight. For sure he will be the A-side next time around if he conquers Figueroa in a spectacular fashion.

[bisdak40]

Brandon Figueroa is the new WBC and WBA unified super bantamweight champion, is this an UPSET?

Damn, what a fight. Brandon is one tough boxer. He was tagged with power punches in the early rounds and yet no effects on him and Nery does not hurt him.

I just find it awkward for Brandon to not use his height advantage on his smaller opponents.

Anyway, congrats to Brandon Figueroa and looking forward to his next fight.

[FinneysTrueVision]

It was not a masterful performance but Figueroa managed to pull off the upset. I thought Nery was winning the fight but then he ran out of gas and was taken out with body punches.

I don't know what the ceiling is for Figueroa. He has really good cardio but he takes too many punches and a more technical fighter would be able to outbox him. Eventually he is going to run into somebody that will knock him out cold or will shut him out in the scorecards.

[bisdak40]

It was not a masterful performance but Figueroa managed to pull off the upset. I thought Nery was winning the fight but then he ran out of gas and was taken out with body punches.

I don't know what the ceiling is for Figueroa. He has really good cardio but he takes too many punches and a more technical fighter would be able to outbox him. Eventually he is going to run into somebody that will knock him out cold or will shut him out in the scorecards.

Is he tough or Nery just lack the power to put to sleep Figueroa?

I agree, if he runs into a technical fighter that can move around more and box then he will have a problem.

But for now, let us just congratulate him on this win.

Another loss for me but no regret as the fight lives to its expectation and a fight like this just saves the sports from those circuses that some clowns are doing.

[Twinkledoe]

Brandon Figueroa is the new WBC and WBA unified super bantamweight champion, is this an UPSET?

Damn, what a fight. Brandon is one tough boxer. He was tagged with power punches in the early rounds and yet no effects on him and Nery does not hurt him.

I just find it awkward for Brandon to not use his height advantage on his smaller opponents.

Anyway, congrats to Brandon Figueroa and looking forward to his next fight.

So the bigger purse for Brandon is just right here, at least he proved that he is deserving to receive the much bigger percentage of this fight. But sportsbooks got it wrong this time. They thought Nery had advantage over Brandon. At least, we watched real boxing fight here, not an exhibition fight.

[YuginKadoya]

When I have seen the fight it was intense that both fighters keep on exchanging punches and never back down but Nery didn't really knockdown Figueroa it was really a push that outbalanced Figueroa but eventually both fighters keeps on trading punches until Brandon Figueroa hit the ribs of Luis Nery that hurts him and take him down the canvas,

It was really intense for both fighters Brandon Figueroa really was putting a great performance his punches were always going in you can say that Figueroa has the accuracy in his punches.

[Baofeng]

It was not a masterful performance but Figueroa managed to pull off the upset. I thought Nery was winning the fight but then he ran out of gas and was taken out with body punches.

I don't know what the ceiling is for Figueroa. He has really good cardio but he takes too many punches and a more technical fighter would be able to outbox him. Eventually he is going to run into somebody that will knock him out cold or will shut him out in the scorecards.

Is he tough or Nery just lack the power to put to sleep Figueroa?

I agree, if he runs into a technical fighter that can move around more and box then he will have a problem.

But for now, let us just congratulate him on this win.

Another loss for me but no regret as the fight lives to its expectation and a fight like this just saves the sports from those circuses that some clowns are doing.

I got the correct rounds and did see how the fight will turn out, but it was Nery who got knock out with the body shot and not Figueroa. I agree though, I didn't see the power in Nery's punch, he just touches Brandon with volume as you can see onto Brandon face.

And again, as I have said, Figueroa doesn't have a good defense, likes to fight inside although he is the taller guy. And this might give him a problem if he fights a technical boxer.

[Kemarit]

When I have seen the fight it was intense that both fighters keep on exchanging punches and never back down but Nery didn't really knockdown Figueroa it was really a push that outbalanced Figueroa but eventually both fighters keeps on trading punches until Brandon Figueroa hit the ribs of Luis Nery that hurts him and take him down the canvas,

As they promised, they are going to go to war, which eventually did. But Figueroa is the heavy handed on the two and this body shot to the flexor, anyone will really go down like that.

It was really intense for both fighters Brandon Figueroa really was putting a great performance his punches were always going in you can say that Figueroa has the accuracy in his punches.

He was the underdog as far as the odds, didn't bet on this match. but for sure for those who throw a bit of money on him, its a worth the risk. Not sure if Figueroa can still go down this weight class down. He is tall and his body will have a hard time. He needs to go up one weight class and fight another champion. Because he has the accuracy and has power.

[robelneo]

BRANDON FIGUEROA shows superb performance, I did not expect to be this fight to be an exciting one but both fighters are not hesitant to engage, this is the kind of boxing that we want to see, even if the fighters are not very popular, Nery was overwhelmed by the too many punches thrown by Figueroa, in the end, it was the body punch that did it.
Style really makes a fight if two slugger clashes expect something like this to happen.

[bisdak40]

BRANDON FIGUEROA shows superb performance, I did not expect to be this fight to be an exciting one but both fighters are not hesitant to engage, this is the kind of boxing that we want to see, even if the fighters are not very popular, Nery was overwhelmed by the too many punches thrown by Figueroa, in the end, it was the body punch that did it.
Style really makes a fight if two slugger clashes expect something like this to happen.

During the weigh-in interview, they promised that their fight would not be boring as it would be a war and indeed it's an explosive fight from the get go.

Though they are not popular to people living in Asia but i think people in the US or Mexico are following these boxers and personally i'm following also Nery as his name popped up as a future opponent of Casimero or Magsayo.

Brandon's next fight is against Fulton for a unification fight and that would be another exciting fight as i think Brandon is a boxer that people in the US want to see, a brawler not a runner.

Congrats to all the winners and thanks to everybody who shared their opinions on this fight.

Time to lock the thread now.