24-year-old unified 122-pound champion Brandon "The Heartbreaker" Figueroa of Weslaco is coming off of a career-best performance. A seventh-round KO via body shot of unbeaten WBC super bantamweight champion Luis "Pantera" Nery. The Rio Grande Valley native was set to defend that title as well as his WBA strap against WBO champion Stephen Fulton on September 11. However, with the collapse of the Canelo Alvarez fight that was tentatively scheduled for September 18th. The historic, Mexican Independence Day weekend, that date is now open. The date has previously been filled by superstars like Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, and of course Canelo Alvarez and is a bit of a tradition in the boxing world. The date is now open and can highlight two of PBC's premier young superstars in a unification bout. The bout will likely take place at the Park MGM’s Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the bout will air on Showtime
The Heartbreaker is the younger brother of former lightweight champion Omar "Panterita" Figueroa jr, the two train at Panteritas Boxing Gym in Weslaco, which is owned by Omar Sr and then switch over to train with famed trainer Joel Diaz in Indio California. Diaz has trained 13-world champions