jesse magdaleno He hopes to use his experience as a former world champion to defeat the 27-year-old. Brandon Figueroa May 4th.
The interim WBC world featherweight title fight will take place on the Prime Video pay-per-view undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Magdaleno (29-2, 18 KOs) has struggled in recent years, and in fact has only fought three times since 2020, losing to current WBA featherweight world champion Raymond Ford in his last bout. There is. He spent the past 10 years as the lead promoter at Top Rank, but his most recent fight was with Matchroom Boxing, and this one is promoted by Premier Boxing Champions.
During Magdaleno's relative absence, Figueroa (24-1-1, 18 KOs), who had been viewed as a promising title contender in Las Vegans, has emerged as one of the big names in the featherweight division — mainly due to his entertaining (Thanks for the style).
Magdaleno won a world title against future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire in 2016, and he hopes to take advantage of that experience and quality of opponent against Figueroa.
“Of course I have the advantage in terms of experience,” said the former WBO super bantamweight world champion. “I've been boxing for a long time and I know Brandon has put in the same effort. I don't miss anyone.”
But despite all that experience, Magdaleno isn't thinking about Figueroa.
“I know Brandon is going to come fight,” Madaleno said. “He's a fighter who throws a lot of punches and comes forward. He comes in great shape every time. We watch the tape and we know he's a good fighter, just like I am. Masu.”
While preparing for his fight with Nonito Donaire, Magdaleno started growing his hair blonde. It's Back – That's what he said as he tried to turn back time and show the world that he had more left.
“The last time I had blonde hair, I was world champion,” Magdaleno recalled. “I’m ready to get back here and show everyone who I am.”
Lucas Quetere is a proud member of the Boxing Writers of America and author of Inside The Ropes of Boxing (available on Amazon). Contact him at X @LukieBoxing
