Omar Figueroa

Brandon Figueroa Determined to Prove He Is More Than a Brawler

Navarrete-Baez Drew Peak Audience Of 494,000, Averaged 485,000 Viewers On ESPN

Nearly 500,000 viewers tuned in Saturday night to watch ESPN’s broadcast of Emanuel Navarrete’s sixth-round knockout of Eduardo Baez. Nielsen Media Research released figures Tuesday that showed an average of 485,000 viewers watched ESPN’s main event from Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Viewership for the Navarrete-Baez bout peaked at 494,000.

Usyk Ready For Generational Clash: Weekend Afterthoughts

There are lots of words that get overused in sports. Legacy is one. Lebron James will have a legacy in the NBA. Tom Brady will have one in the NFL. Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Wladimir Klitschko…they all left one in boxing. Most of their supporting players will be what the supporting players in any era are. 

Figueroa: I've Been Doing This For 27 Years & My Body Has Finally Said Enough

HOLLYWOOD, Florida – The age-old adage is that boxers don’t retire from this brutal sport, it retires them. Omar Figueroa Jr. came to that painful realization in the immediate aftermath of his one-sided, technical-knockout loss to Sergey Lipinets on Saturday night at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Figueroa is just 32, yet he knows his body won’t allow the former WBC world lightweight champion to continue his career.

Sergey Lipinets: Junior Welterweight is My Weight - I'm Back!

Former world champion Sergey Lipinets didn’t fight like a late replacement. Lipinets dropped and punished former world champion Omar “Panterita” Figueroa Jr. for eight rounds, causing Figueroa’s father and trainer Omar Sr. to stop the fight before the start of the ninth round in a scheduled 12-round WBC Super Lightweight title eliminator headlining live on Showtime from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. A disappointed Figueroa announced his retirement following the fight.

Sergey Lipinets Beats Down, Stops Omar Figueroa in Eight Rounds

HOLLYWOOD, Florida – Sergey Lipinets made the most of the unforeseen chance he received on only five days’ notice. The former IBF junior welterweight champion stopped Omar Figueroa Jr. after the eighth round Saturday night in their 12-round, 140-pound main event at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Lipinets, who replaced Adrien Broner on Monday morning, was too strong for Figueroa, who showed a lot of heart in a fight Showtime televised.

Figueroa: We Heard About Broner Partying, Drinking; We Knew He Wouldn’t Make Weight

HOLLYWOOD, Florida – Omar Figueroa Jr. wasn’t the least bit surprised when he learned Monday morning that Adrien Broner pulled out of their fight.

Omar Figueroa Motivated For 'Must Win' Showdown With Lipinets

Omar Figueroa (28-2-1) admits that he isn't sure how he will feel when he steps in the ring on August 20th against Sergey Lipinets.  The fight will take place at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida and top a Showtime quadruple header.

Photos: Omar Figueroa, Sergey Lipinets - Set For Fireworks at Hard Rock Live

Figueroa, Lipinets Weights Photos Gallery - All-action former world champion Omar “Panterita” Figueroa Jr. acknowledged the difficult test in front of him when he faces former world champion Sergey Lipinets in a 12-round WBC Super Lightweight Title Eliminator headlining live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, August 20 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in a Premier Boxing Champions Event. (photos by Esther Lin)

Figueroa-Lipinets Quadrupleheader: Weigh-In Results From Hollywood, Florida

HOLLYWOOD, Florida – Omar Figueroa Jr. stepped on the Florida Athletic Commission’s scale at his lowest weight in eight years Friday afternoon.