[Boxing] Figueroa vs Magsayo WBC Interim Featherweight Title (March 4)

[BitcoinPanther]

We will see that once the fight is already taking place, I'm assuming that after that lost from Vargas, Magsayo and his camp will try to improve that concern. He has been exposed after that fight.

Now he needed to bring his name back on top. Winning this fight is very important for both fighters
so expect them to really exceed from their limits and really to do everything to win.

I don't know, I feel that Magsayo is an overrated boxer.  I have seen his fight from his early professional career and I don't see anything special from him.  So it was not a surprised that Vargas beat him.  But I hope to be mistaken this time.

I really wanted to see Magsayo exceed his limit and to see his great improvement after the loss against Vargas.

Hard to say which one will win this fight, but I think the result would be Figueroa via decision. Figueroa is a KO artist, he often beat many boxers via KO, but Magsayo has an iron chin, so I believe we high likely see the fight end via decision. Figueroa have been defending his title for many times, while Magsayo haven't defend his belt at least for one fight. Both of them are in their prime too, so maybe the fight it's like 65/35 favor on Figueroa.

Magsayo is a KO artist too and take note that most of his KO win are done in the Featherweight.

We have to consider that the Featherweight division is Magsayo's comfortable weight zone. Figueroa, on the other hand, is quite new here. I know that about 4 lbs difference from 122 to 126 isn't that gap but the fact that some additional training is needed in order to keep up in shape to 126, the adjustment is needed in Figueroa's case wherein on the other hand, Magsayo doesn't need any adjustment but rather just continue to improve his performance.

Magsayo wants to get back again at the list of title holders that's why he will surely be aggressive to win.

Hopefully this advantage of Magsayo, and the hunger for title will lead him to victory.

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[harizen]

Mark Magsayo already faces some top fierce in the Featherweight Division like Gary Russel Jr. and Rey Vargas.

Facing Figueroa, there should be at least a bit of an advantage for Magsayo in terms of experience.

As both of them I believed are hungry for a title, I expect that we can see a close and intense match here.

[goinmerry]

Figueroa being a volume puncher can put Magsayo into a disadvantage.  If Magsayo failed to KO Figueroa I think, the hardworking and volume punch of Figueroa will enable him to win the fight.  Magsayo often have problem with his stamina and often time fell short of breath even before the fight end.  So if Magsayo failed to fix this problem, for sure Figueroa can dominate the later part of the fight while Magsayo is having trouble keeping up due to stamina issue.

Why it became a disadvantage for Magsayo if Figueroa is a volume puncher? Since when being a volume puncher can put disadvantage on any boxer? It's just a normal scene for a boxers to face a volume puncher. Magsayo already have many fights on his career and it's impossible that only Figueroa is the only volume puncher there.

Magsayo already handles even much deadly fighter compare to Figueroa. No disadvantage for him but I see both should be equal. Strategy will be the key.

[Kemarit]

Mark Magsayo already faces some top fierce in the Featherweight Division like Gary Russel Jr. and Rey Vargas.

Gary Russell though is injured that time and others say that if that is not the case, Magsayo will not be the champion. And true enough in his first title defense, he was beaten by Rey Vargas in a close match and judges awarded it to Vargas in a split decision.

Facing Figueroa, there should be at least a bit of an advantage for Magsayo in terms of experience.

As both of them I believed are hungry for a title, I expect that we can see a close and intense match here.

One real advantage though if Mark is that he has the power to knockout everyone. So if Figueroa thinks that he can just steam roll and walk in front of Magsayo just like what he did against Fulton, he might be for a short night as one punch will get him to the canvass against Mark's power.

[rodskee]

Mark Magsayo already faces some top fierce in the Featherweight Division like Gary Russel Jr. and Rey Vargas.

Facing Figueroa, there should be at least a bit of an advantage for Magsayo in terms of experience.

As both of them I believed are hungry for a title, I expect that we can see a close and intense match here.

Both are experienced in their respective status and yes they are also both Hungry for title so we will be betting here with complete blindness whom to win.
not like in most fight that there are advantages or bigger reviews? in this fight both are almost the same as valued so yes this will definitely an exciting event that will be recorded for the  boxing industry this 2023.

[Jawhead999]

Magsayo is a KO artist too and take note that most of his KO win are done in the Featherweight.

We have to consider that the Featherweight division is Magsayo's comfortable weight zone. Figueroa, on the other hand, is quite new here. I know that about 4 lbs difference from 122 to 126 isn't that gap but the fact that some additional training is needed in order to keep up in shape to 126, the adjustment is needed in Figueroa's case wherein on the other hand, Magsayo doesn't need any adjustment but rather just continue to improve his performance.

Magsayo wants to get back again at the list of title holders that's why he will surely be aggressive to win.

Yeah I know, but Magsayo last few winnings doesn't always win via KO, although both fighters ever fight with Julio Ceja, when Ceja fight with Figueroa the fight end in draw but when Ceja fight with Magsayo, Magsayo win via KO. But Julio Ceja haven't fight for 2 years before he met Magsayo, not sure if it's a valid reason because Ceja wss really bad in that's match, he was fall in the first round.

But I still think Figueroa has more advantage, he was fight many good boxers in super bantamweight.

[Russlenat]

Magsayo is a KO artist too and take note that most of his KO win are done in the Featherweight.

We have to consider that the Featherweight division is Magsayo's comfortable weight zone. Figueroa, on the other hand, is quite new here. I know that about 4 lbs difference from 122 to 126 isn't that gap but the fact that some additional training is needed in order to keep up in shape to 126, the adjustment is needed in Figueroa's case wherein on the other hand, Magsayo doesn't need any adjustment but rather just continue to improve his performance.

Magsayo wants to get back again at the list of title holders that's why he will surely be aggressive to win.

Yeah I know, but Magsayo last few winnings doesn't always win via KO, although both fighters ever fight with Julio Ceja, when Ceja fight with Figueroa the fight end in draw but when Ceja fight with Magsayo, Magsayo win via KO. But Julio Ceja haven't fight for 2 years before he met Magsayo, not sure if it's a valid reason because Ceja wss really bad in that's match, he was fall in the first round.

But I still think Figueroa has more advantage, he was fight many good boxers in super bantamweight.

I would like to emphasize the fight of Magsayo against Ceja, it was really Ceja who is winning the fight, it's just that Magsayo found a good counter shot that hurt Ceja and eventually knock him down. If Ceja was careful that time, he might end up winning via upset, so Magsayo really not that good, he needs to improve his stamina and his boxing skills to get par with the champs.

[Cling18]

Magsayo is a KO artist too and take note that most of his KO win are done in the Featherweight.

We have to consider that the Featherweight division is Magsayo's comfortable weight zone. Figueroa, on the other hand, is quite new here. I know that about 4 lbs difference from 122 to 126 isn't that gap but the fact that some additional training is needed in order to keep up in shape to 126, the adjustment is needed in Figueroa's case wherein on the other hand, Magsayo doesn't need any adjustment but rather just continue to improve his performance.

Magsayo wants to get back again at the list of title holders that's why he will surely be aggressive to win.

Yeah I know, but Magsayo last few winnings doesn't always win via KO, although both fighters ever fight with Julio Ceja, when Ceja fight with Figueroa the fight end in draw but when Ceja fight with Magsayo, Magsayo win via KO. But Julio Ceja haven't fight for 2 years before he met Magsayo, not sure if it's a valid reason because Ceja wss really bad in that's match, he was fall in the first round.

But I still think Figueroa has more advantage, he was fight many good boxers in super bantamweight.

I would like to emphasize the fight of Magsayo against Ceja, it was really Ceja who is winning the fight, it's just that Magsayo found a good counter shot that hurt Ceja and eventually knock him down. If Ceja was careful that time, he might end up winning via upset, so Magsayo really not that good, he needs to improve his stamina and his boxing skills to get par with the champs.

Magsayo has been strategic during his fight with Ceja though it was obvious that Ceja has a huge chance to knock him down before. Magsayo knows how to counter his opponent though he always struggles despite his aggressiveness. He should learn how to counter the possible movements of Figueroa and try to learn his weaknesses so he could apply an effective strategy again.

[Distinctin]

Magsayo is a KO artist too and take note that most of his KO win are done in the Featherweight.

We have to consider that the Featherweight division is Magsayo's comfortable weight zone. Figueroa, on the other hand, is quite new here. I know that about 4 lbs difference from 122 to 126 isn't that gap but the fact that some additional training is needed in order to keep up in shape to 126, the adjustment is needed in Figueroa's case wherein on the other hand, Magsayo doesn't need any adjustment but rather just continue to improve his performance.

Magsayo wants to get back again at the list of title holders that's why he will surely be aggressive to win.

Yeah I know, but Magsayo last few winnings doesn't always win via KO, although both fighters ever fight with Julio Ceja, when Ceja fight with Figueroa the fight end in draw but when Ceja fight with Magsayo, Magsayo win via KO. But Julio Ceja haven't fight for 2 years before he met Magsayo, not sure if it's a valid reason because Ceja wss really bad in that's match, he was fall in the first round.

But I still think Figueroa has more advantage, he was fight many good boxers in super bantamweight.

I would like to emphasize the fight of Magsayo against Ceja, it was really Ceja who is winning the fight, it's just that Magsayo found a good counter shot that hurt Ceja and eventually knock him down. If Ceja was careful that time, he might end up winning via upset, so Magsayo really not that good, he needs to improve his stamina and his boxing skills to get par with the champs.

Magsayo has been strategic during his fight with Ceja though it was obvious that Ceja has a huge chance to knock him down before. Magsayo knows how to counter his opponent though he always struggles despite his aggressiveness. He should learn how to counter the possible movements of Figueroa and try to learn his weaknesses so he could apply an effective strategy again.

He already suffered a loss, I'm sure he will do everything to improve. Besides, he is still young and as long as he'll be champion again, he will surely have more fights and win to earn. This is a big test for him, sometimes phychological problem would be an issue, hopefully he will be mentally stable too in this fight and will just forget his past defeat. He was defeated by Rey Vargas in his last fight, but I see a different fight, it should be a UD win by Rey Vargas.

[Kasabus]

Mark Magsayo already faces some top fierce in the Featherweight Division like Gary Russel Jr. and Rey Vargas.

Facing Figueroa, there should be at least a bit of an advantage for Magsayo in terms of experience.

As both of them I believed are hungry for a title, I expect that we can see a close and intense match here.

Both are experienced in their respective status and yes they are also both Hungry for title so we will be betting here with complete blindness whom to win.
not like in most fight that there are advantages or bigger reviews? in this fight both are almost the same as valued so yes this will definitely an exciting event that will be recorded for the  boxing industry this 2023.

That's what make this bout a good fight to see next month because even they ranked over and below each other, their power difference are somehow the same and that would likely mean that we might see a close fight that will likely finish in a decision. Although, I like to point out that Magsayo got some kind of advantage over Figueroa as he had some experience already.

[Pamadar]

Mark Magsayo already faces some top fierce in the Featherweight Division like Gary Russel Jr. and Rey Vargas.

Facing Figueroa, there should be at least a bit of an advantage for Magsayo in terms of experience.

As both of them I believed are hungry for a title, I expect that we can see a close and intense match here.

Both are experienced in their respective status and yes they are also both Hungry for title so we will be betting here with complete blindness whom to win.
not like in most fight that there are advantages or bigger reviews? in this fight both are almost the same as valued so yes this will definitely an exciting event that will be recorded for the  boxing industry this 2023.

That's what make this bout a good fight to see next month because even they ranked over and below each other, their power difference are somehow the same and that would likely mean that we might see a close fight that will likely finish in a decision. Although, I like to point out that Magsayo got some kind of advantage over Figueroa as he had some experience already.

I would like to see the same,  since Magsayo  have that experienced he can use that to push his shot and claim the title, not an easy task but if he can pushed for that solid combination he can forced Figueroa to a toe-to-toe confrontation.

Hoping to see that he will take that advantage  to box and corner his opponent and takes the win. Everything will be concluded  after the fight looking to see enjoyable  actions from both fighters.

[Viscore]

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Date: March 4, 2023
Venue: Toyota Arena, Ontario California

So, this is now official as PBC has announced that this fight will take place this coming March 4.

For fans of Mark Magsayo, i know that you are eager to watch him rebound on his recent loss to Vargas but for me this is not an easy fight for him.

https://www.boxingscene.com/brandon-figueroa-vs-mark-margsayo-showtime-tripleheader-official-march-4--172155

This isn't an easy fight for Brandon but so is Figueroa, Brandon is not a hard puncher and loves to fight inside and mix it up, if Magsayo is going to win against Brandon he better make sure that he can last a full 12 rounds because Brandon can keep up as we have seen on his match against Fulton.
Brandon throws a lot of punches like Vargas so he should impose himself by connecting big shots, this fight is 50/50 for me but I'm hoping that Magsayo can bring on his best form because Brandon is one tough fighter.

That’s also my view on this match. Brandon is really a tough opponent and is not easy to lose. He has a high current knock-out ratio as he knock them out most of his opponents, that’s why Magsayo should have a good defense here so that he can still beat Brandon at the end of the match. For now, my bet is still 50-50 but my hopes and expectations is that Magsayo will still be able to perform better in the ring as this will mark a good comeback for him.

[TimeTeller]

This isn't an easy fight for Brandon but so is Figueroa, Brandon is not a hard puncher and loves to fight inside and mix it up, if Magsayo is going to win against Brandon he better make sure that he can last a full 12 rounds because Brandon can keep up as we have seen on his match against Fulton.
Brandon throws a lot of punches like Vargas so he should impose himself by connecting big shots, this fight is 50/50 for me but I'm hoping that Magsayo can bring on his best form because Brandon is one tough fighter.

That’s also my view on this match. Brandon is really a tough opponent and is not easy to lose. He has a high current knock-out ratio as he knock them out most of his opponents, that’s why Magsayo should have a good defense here so that he can still beat Brandon at the end of the match. For now, my bet is still 50-50 but my hopes and expectations is that Magsayo will still be able to perform better in the ring as this will mark a good comeback for him.

Also, not many Filipinos are having their boxing belts today. People are waiting for the next Pacquiao in the making.
But in any case, Magsayo for sure knows the caliber of his opponent. So he should not take this fight lightly.
This is only about a month from now, so I believe, both boxers are now in serious mode of training.
Read some prediction odds on this fight and some are highly favoring Figueroa to win this fight.
Let us see when crypto bookies list this fight and see what they have for the odds. The odds may be close to each other.

[harizen]

Mark Magsayo already faces some top fierce in the Featherweight Division like Gary Russel Jr. and Rey Vargas.

Gary Russell though is injured that time and others say that if that is not the case, Magsayo will not be the champion. And true enough in his first title defense, he was beaten by Rey Vargas in a close match and judges awarded it to Vargas in a split decision.

Regardless, a semi-injured Gary Russell Jr. still gives trouble to Magsayo. That's what I'm pointing out there. If Magsayo already has experience fighting the likes of GRJ that is still tough to beat even injured, then should not be that difficult task for him to handle Figueroa in their upcoming bout. Plus the fact that Magsayo loses in a split decision against Vargas, means he is able to go toe-to-toe against him.

I doubt Figueroa is near or close to the strength of Gary Russel and Rey Vargas. I hope that experience by Magsayo will be his advantage in this fight.

But as I said before, I'm expecting this fight to be close as both fighters eagerly want a world title.

[BitcoinPanther]

Figueroa being a volume puncher can put Magsayo into a disadvantage.  If Magsayo failed to KO Figueroa I think, the hardworking and volume punch of Figueroa will enable him to win the fight.  Magsayo often have problem with his stamina and often time fell short of breath even before the fight end.  So if Magsayo failed to fix this problem, for sure Figueroa can dominate the later part of the fight while Magsayo is having trouble keeping up due to stamina issue.

Why it became a disadvantage for Magsayo if Figueroa is a volume puncher? Since when being a volume puncher can put disadvantage on any boxer? It's just a normal scene for a boxers to face a volume puncher. Magsayo already have many fights on his career and it's impossible that only Figueroa is the only volume puncher there.

It is obvious, if a boxer hits more points, and the fight ended in a decision, the one who has raked more point is a winner.  And most of the time, the person who worked hard gets the sympathy of judges into winning the fight.

Magsayo already handles even much deadly fighter compare to Figueroa. No disadvantage for him but I see both should be equal. Strategy will be the key.

It is not about how he handle, it is about who get more points.  Volume puncher more often gets more points than a boxer who only rely with his 1 punch ko.  So when the fight go a distant, a volume puncher also known as the hardworking one often wins the fight.

[goinmerry]

Figueroa being a volume puncher can put Magsayo into a disadvantage.  If Magsayo failed to KO Figueroa I think, the hardworking and volume punch of Figueroa will enable him to win the fight.  Magsayo often have problem with his stamina and often time fell short of breath even before the fight end.  So if Magsayo failed to fix this problem, for sure Figueroa can dominate the later part of the fight while Magsayo is having trouble keeping up due to stamina issue.

Why it became a disadvantage for Magsayo if Figueroa is a volume puncher? Since when being a volume puncher can put disadvantage on any boxer? It's just a normal scene for a boxers to face a volume puncher. Magsayo already have many fights on his career and it's impossible that only Figueroa is the only volume puncher there.

It is obvious, if a boxer hits more points, and the fight ended in a decision, the one who has raked more point is a winner.  And most of the time, the person who worked hard gets the sympathy of judges into winning the fight.

Magsayo already handles even much deadly fighter compare to Figueroa. No disadvantage for him but I see both should be equal. Strategy will be the key.

It is not about how he handle, it is about who get more points.  Volume puncher more often gets more points than a boxer who only rely with his 1 punch ko.  So when the fight go a distant, a volume puncher also known as the hardworking one often wins the fight.

What I'm saying on that is, do you really think that Magsayo didn't face already a volume puncher in his entire career for you to say that it will become a disadvantage for Magsayo? My question is, how is Figueroa being a volume puncher can give a disadvantage to Magsayo like you are saying that the latter is new on that kind of thing?

It's obvious that Magsayo is already aware of Figueora's way of fighting and it's not a disadvantage to Magsayo that Figueroa is a volume puncher since "Magsayo alone is a volume puncher too that sometimes even leading to KO".

As I said, strategy will be the key where it will depend on how these both boxer will execute it on a right timing.

[inthelongrun]

Figueroa being a volume puncher can put Magsayo into a disadvantage.  If Magsayo failed to KO Figueroa I think, the hardworking and volume punch of Figueroa will enable him to win the fight.  Magsayo often have problem with his stamina and often time fell short of breath even before the fight end.  So if Magsayo failed to fix this problem, for sure Figueroa can dominate the later part of the fight while Magsayo is having trouble keeping up due to stamina issue.

Why it became a disadvantage for Magsayo if Figueroa is a volume puncher? Since when being a volume puncher can put disadvantage on any boxer? It's just a normal scene for a boxers to face a volume puncher. Magsayo already have many fights on his career and it's impossible that only Figueroa is the only volume puncher there.

It is obvious, if a boxer hits more points, and the fight ended in a decision, the one who has raked more point is a winner.  And most of the time, the person who worked hard gets the sympathy of judges into winning the fight.

Magsayo already handles even much deadly fighter compare to Figueroa. No disadvantage for him but I see both should be equal. Strategy will be the key.

It is not about how he handle, it is about who get more points.  Volume puncher more often gets more points than a boxer who only rely with his 1 punch ko.  So when the fight go a distant, a volume puncher also known as the hardworking one often wins the fight.

What I'm saying on that is, do you really think that Magsayo didn't face already a volume puncher in his entire career for you to say that it will become a disadvantage for Magsayo? My question is, how is Figueroa being a volume puncher can give a disadvantage to Magsayo like you are saying that the latter is new on that kind of thing?

It's obvious that Magsayo is already aware of Figueora's way of fighting and it's not a disadvantage to Magsayo that Figueroa is a volume puncher since "Magsayo alone is a volume puncher too that sometimes even leading to KO".

As I said, strategy will be the key where it will depend on how these both boxer will execute it on a right timing.

Both of you have good points. A volume puncher is not a guarantee to win fights because it also depends on the accuracy, defense, and impact of those punches. Looking at their styles, Magsayo's defense is his offense which means he can be targeted pretty easily by Figueroa but he might become open to Magsayo's counterattacks too. Magsayo's chin is durable and while Figueroa is also battle-tested, he might not be able to take heavy bombs in this new division. The problem with Magsayo is his stamina and once Figueroa can feel that he can take Magsayo's power shots, he will start imposing his brawling style and his deadly body attacks on Magsayo might end the fight or at the very least take out a portion of Magsayo's limited gas.

Magsayo is not a volume puncher. He's got big arms which means they're heavy and it might be the reason why Magsayo's stamina is limited. And when it comes to world-class experience, Figueroa has a huge advantage although they were in the lower division I still believe it matters.

So maybe @Jawhead999 has a very good point of the odds becoming 65/35 in favor of Figueroa. Maybe that's more sarcastic bro @bisdak40 because my odds prediction in this fight is only 55/45 or 60/40 for Figueroa.

[coin-investor]

What I'm saying on that is, do you really think that Magsayo didn't face already a volume puncher in his entire career for you to say that it will become a disadvantage for Magsayo? My question is, how is Figueroa being a volume puncher can give a disadvantage to Magsayo like you are saying that the latter is new on that kind of thing?

It's obvious that Magsayo is already aware of Figueora's way of fighting and it's not a disadvantage to Magsayo that Figueroa is a volume puncher since "Magsayo alone is a volume puncher too that sometimes even leading to KO".

As I said, strategy will be the key where it will depend on how these both boxer will execute it on a right timing.

We can analyze Magsayo's loss to Vargas and see if Figueroa has something that is very similar to Vargas for him to have an advantage over Magsayo based on his loss, Vargas counter punching and Magsayo's so eagerness to land a punch contributed to his loss if Magsayo to win this match he needs to close the distance and don't be too eager for a knockout, he needs to be patience, Figueroa is not an ordinary fighter he is a thinking fighter who breaks down his opponent.
Both fighters can take a punch and can deliberate a knockout and can go the distance so conditioning will be a big factor here.

Note : edited Magsayo only loss once to Vargas

[Maslate]

We can analyze Magsayo's two losses to Vargas ...

Just a correct, Magsayo only lose once to Vargas, his only loss actually.
You can check on the record - https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/653034

Figueroa will be Magsayo's stepping stone to being back in the limelight, he has to take it slowly but surely, take care of Figueroa first and let's see if a Vargas vs Magsayo rematch will come into reality.

[harizen]

..so conditioning will be a big factor here.

Speaking, this will be the first time that Mark Magsayo won't be trained by Coach Freddie Roach as we know, they already part ways last year, in October. Since then, he's been under the training supervision of his fellow Filipino on his team, Coach Marvin Somodio, which worked under Roach for decades and was part of Team Magsayo for a long.

Since he was with Magsayo for a long as an assistant coach in all Magsayo's fights, it's not like a new environment for these two. It's reported that Magsayo, after losing to Vargas, comes back to his regular training since October last year, in preparation for his next fight even though there's no clear opponent yet and plans. Just want to maintain the shape while waiting for a deal.