Omar Figueroa Jr.
| Omar Figueroa Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Panterita |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
December 13, 1989 Weslaco, Texas, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
Omar Figueroa Jr. (born December 13, 1989) is an American professional boxer who held the WBC lightweight title in 2014.
Figueroa had approximately 40 amateur bouts, mostly fought in Texas and Mexico, but quickly turned professional, admitting he "did not care for" the amateur ranks.
On January 6, 2012, Figueroa won an upset T.K.O. victory over undefeated Puerto Rican-American prospect Michael Pérez in a bout televised on Showtime. Figueroa would go on to win a total of six bouts in 2012, including his debut for Golden Boy Promotions, a second round knockout of Mexico's Ramon Ayala. Building on this success in 2013, Figueroa won a unanimous decision over Japan's Nihito Arakawa for the vacant WBC interim lightweight title, in a fight declared by the Showtime commentator Mauro Ranallo to be a candidate for 2013 Fight of the Year. Writer Scott Christ of the boxing blog Bad Left Hook later said of Figueroa and Arakawa's encounter:
"This fight was unreal and has to be seen to be believed. The brutality was simply off the charts. They might not agree with it today, but I saw more than one person last night saying that this was the best fight they've ever seen, or the best fight of the 2000s. That might be too far, but when those thoughts cross your mind during a fight, you're unquestionably seeing something special."
In 2015, Figueroa defeated former world titlist Ricky Burns via unanimous decision at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas
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