Weslaco native and former 122-pound world champion "The Heartbreaker" Brandon Figueroa is set to return and likely against WBC Super featherweight champion Rey Vargas. The world title scrap could potentially be held in San Antonio sometime in September. According to sources, Vargas, 36-1 (22), has fought his last two fights in the Alamodome, including his last fight, a one-sided loss to Orange, Texas native O'shaquie Foster. That fight for was for the vacant WBC Super featherweight world title. Prior to that, Vargas eked out a thrilling split decision over Mark Magsayo.
Figueroa, 24-1-1 (18), last fought Magsayo and won a lop-sided unanimous decision over him in March. Figueroa began training in San Antonio, at Leija Boxing X Fitness with young emerging trainer Ronnie Cantu. According to sources, Figueroa will finish up with Cantu this week and then head out to Las Vegas to finish his fight camp. The fight with Vargas will be "sometime in September."
PBC has the AT&T Center booked for a September date. That venus would be a logical home for a Vargas-Figueroa title fight. Vargas has fought there twice and has a growing fan base, and the RGV native lives just a few hours away and will have a huge hometown crowd behind him. The other possible slot for this fight would be the canelo-Charlo co-main event on September 30th in Vegas.