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| Omar Figueroa Gets Hero's Welcome After Perez TKO
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By Michael "Scoops" Doss Lightweight Omar "Panterita" Figueroa (14-0-1, 11 KOs) of Weslaco, Texas returned to a hero's welcome after a his big win from Friday night at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. The contest was televised by Showtime. Figueroa stopped previously undefeated Michael "Mikey" Perez (15-1) after six rounds. When Figueroa arrived from California on Saturday at McAllen-Miller International Airport, his father and manger Omar Figueroa Sr., a crowd of family and friends, plus a mariachi band was on hand to greet him. "I don't think it was my best fight, but I'd say it was my smartest fight," Figueroa told the Brownsville Herald. "I really enjoyed it considering I was the underdog, but I never came close to thinking that I had a chance to lose. Ever since I found out about the fight, my mentality was 'There's no way he's going to beat me. I'm just glad everything came out just like we planned it." Tags: Michael Perez  , Omar Figueroa |
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comment by Cuauhtémoc1520, on 01-09-2012 |
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I love the kids aggression and think he has a bright future in the sport.
The way he pressures and goes to the body is impressive. I do think he needs some time to develop a better defense but he only has 15 fights. |
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comment by New England, on 01-09-2012 |
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the kid is a big body puncher and he comes forward
we're lacking seriously in that department in this sport
i'll be happy to see him again |
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comment by Tomasio, on 01-09-2012 |
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I definitely wanna see this kid again..The way he fought & beat Perez that night reminds Me of Brandon Rios..Figueroa had problems making the weight(which 1 would think he would be weak on fight night)like Rios in his last fight against Murray & Figueroa absorbed a lot of body punishment in the 1... |
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comment by fceeviper, on 01-08-2012 |
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A well deserved welcome future champ! |
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comment by ИATAS206, on 01-08-2012 |
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I wanna see more of this kid he made me a fan with his performance.
It's funny sometimes the guys with baby faces that simply don't look like fighters are the toughest haha. I never seen either guy before and going into it I was like "oh man this tattooed guy is going to kill this little kid" no... |
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