Figueroa Knocks Out Magdaleno

On the night of May 5th, a tournament was held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA. The main event of the evening was a fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Jaime Munguia.

On the undercard, American WBC interim featherweight champion (up to 57.1 kg) Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) defended his title against fellow American Jessie Magdaleno (29-3, 18 KOs).

The fight ended with Figueroa's victory, as he landed a left hook to Magdaleno's body at the last second of the ninth round. Jessie could not get back on his feet before the referee's count.

Brandon Figueroa became the interim champion last March when he defeated Filipino Mark Magsayo (25-2, 17 KOs) by unanimous decision. Jessie Magdaleno lost to American Raymond Ford (15-0-1, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision in April of that same year.