By: Sean Crose
The 23-1-1 Brandon Figueroa took on the 24-1 Mark Magsayo Saturday evening on the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. The scheduled 12 spherical tremendous featherweight bout was for a WBC interim title. The first spherical was fascinating, with Figueroa switching stances as a way to throw Magsayo off his sport and Magsayo touchdown some first rate photographs. The second noticed Magsayo touchdown with extra frequency. Figeroa, nevertheless, was capable of kick in to gear within the closing minute of the spherical.
Although Figueroa had his moments within the third, it was Magsayo who managed the tempo and landed the cleaner photographs with an efficient stick and transfer technique. The fourth was once more an energetic spherical, however Magsayo merely threw the shaper punches. The man typically confirmed pinpoint accuracy. The fifth was shut. Figueroa was bettering his sport, however Magsayo sill appeared robust. By the sixth it was clear Figueroa hoped to grind out a win whereas Magsayo hoped to win with the flashier punches. It was an thrilling, to to toe affair, to make sure.
In the seventh, Figueroa actually began placing it on Magsayo. One had to wonder if or Magsayo had run out of gasoline. In the eighth, Magsayo misplaced some extent for holding – which he had been doing plenty of, frankly. Magsayo responded by machine gunning correct, quick punches at Figueroa. The ninth was a conflict of attrition, with the robust, relentless Figueroa maybe getting the very best of it. Figueroa had a terrific tenth for himself as Magsayo went to the mat quite a few occasions with out being knocked down out of what might need been exhaustion.
The eleventh noticed the referee take off one other level for Magsayo for holding. Magsayo then tried to easily keep away from the aggressive Figueroa. The fact was that Magsayo had stored shifting in on Figueroa along with his head down repeatedly. The twelfth and closing spherical noticed Magsayo attempt to by some means grind out a superior three minutes. He had blazing braveness, Magsayo, as did Figueroa. Magsayo had fought brilliantly, however finally appeared to expire of the gasoline wanted to drag out a win.
The judges dominated in favor of Figueroa by an outrageously vast unanimous determination.
