Last month, Brandon Figueroa and Damien Vazquez engaged in a war for the WBA "regular" super bantamweight title at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, as part of the Showtime Pay-Per-View undercard to the Charlo doubleheader at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
The contest was stopped in the tenth, as Vazquez took a lot of punishment and Figueroa banked a TKO win.
Vazquez and his handlers are now looking to appeal the outcome, claiming that Figueroa landed numerous rabbit punches throughout the contest.
"I can't remember much after the third round," Vazquez said. "My head was so swollen and I had lumps all over the back of my head. I am just thankful that I feel better now and that my CT scan came out clean."
Vazquez's father and co-trainer Oscar claims that he repeatedly complained to referee Gary Rosato.
The boxer has retained the attorney John Strafaci, who specializes in Tribal Law and has won several high profile cases in the region. He has filed an appeal to the Mohegan Tribal Department of Athletic Regulation.
"We are filing this appeal on behalf of Damien, based on egregious illegal punches that happened throughout the course of the fight that should have never happened. The ref should have taken action early on and stopped the fouls that clearly affected the outcome of the fight. These illegal and dangerous punches put this young man in the hospital and caused him serious injury. This needs to be addressed because the next fighter may suffer worse injuries than Damien has suffered," said Strafaci.