Nery-Figueroa: Prediction, Winner Moves Onto Fulton Unification, Where Does The Loser Go?

By: Steven Galeano

Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa sq. off tonight in what battle followers anticipate to be an all-out struggle between two undefeated Mexican champions. The motion takes place from Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson and can be televised reside on Showtime (9p ET/6p PT). Nery’s WBC Tremendous Bantamweight World title and Figueroa’s secondary WBA title can be on the road. The winner strikes onto a unification with Stephon Fulton (19-0, 8 KOs) in September.

Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) and Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KOs) current very completely different bodily attributes, but what they possess most in widespread are their all-action stress types. Each champions hit very arduous and have proven defensive vulnerabilities, which leans towards a brawl for nonetheless lengthy this championship bout lasts. Figueroa can have each a three-inch peak and five-inch attain benefit over Nery, and will probably be extraordinarily attention-grabbing to see if he shows that distinction all through this title battle.

Within the greatest battle of his profession, I say Figueroa will.

I’ll go in opposition to the grain and predict an upset victory for Figueroa tonight, the place he surprises most by mixing boxing and brawling to befuddle the skilled champion in Nery. Figueroa’s dimension will permit him to soak up heavy photographs from Nery, which he should if he hopes to return out victorious.

Nonetheless, the winner of tonight’s anticipated conflict will transfer on to a high-stakes unification in opposition to Fulton, who gained the WBO world title in January when he defeated former world champion, Angelo Leo, in an absolute firefight. Whoever opposes Fulton that evening will count on to be in yet one more motion battle.

The place does the loser of tonight’s bout go?

With the WBC/WBO belts locked up for 2021, WBA/IBF champion, Murodjon Akhmadaliev (9-0, 7 KOs) is headed in the direction of a compulsory title protection later this yr in opposition to Ronny Rios. There are nonetheless some nice fights to be made within the division, and the loser can nonetheless count on to see himself in large fights shifting ahead.
Listed here are among the choices for the loser.

Opening the Showtime telecast Saturday evening is former unified champion Daniel Roman (28-3-1, 10 KOs) going through off in opposition to Ricardo Espinoza Franco (25-3, 21 KOs) in a ten-round bout. Roman has been actively in search of a rematch with Akhmadaliev after shedding his titles of their first bout by a razor-sharp break up resolution. But, with all belts at present tied up, the winner of Roman-Franco can see themselves in a significant battle subsequent, presumably in opposition to the loser of Nery-Figueroa.

Raeese Aleem (18-0, 12 KOs) burst onto the 122lbs title scene with two scintillating Showtime performances within the Mohegan Solar bubble. Most just lately, Aleem shined shiny throughout an eleventh-round knockout over beforehand undefeated Vic Pasillas, who he dropped 4 instances. Aleem is asking out all of the champions and a battle in opposition to the Nery-Figueroa loser could be mouth-watering.

Leo (20-1, 9 KOs) appears to rebound after shedding the WBO title to Fulton in January. He’ll face off in opposition to Aaron Alameda (25-1, 13 KOs) on June nineteenth in Houston on Showtime. Alameda most just lately misplaced a title battle of his personal, a unanimous resolution in opposition to Nery this previous September. The battle was hotly contested and any mixture of Nery-Figueroa and Leo-Alameda that doesn’t finish in a Nery-Alameda rematch could be completely nice for TV.