Brandon Figueroa misses weight, loses WBA featherweight title
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 16, 2026, 6:17 PM
Last updated Oct 16, 2026
Brandon Figueroa's bid to defend his WBA featherweight title ended when he weighed in at 127.4 pounds, exceeding the limit by 1.4 pounds. He did not attempt a second weigh-in within the allowed hour, though he unofficially registered 126.8 pounds afterwards. The title defense against Tomoki Kameda, scheduled for Saturday in Las Vegas, is uncertain. Figueroa had claimed the title in February, knocking out Nick Ball in Liverpool and is a two-weight world champion, previously holding the WBC featherweight and super bantamweight titles.
- •Figueroa fails to make weight for title defense against Kameda.
- •He weighed 127.4 pounds, exceeding the 126-pound limit.
- •The fight's outcome is uncertain as of now.
- •Figueroa held the title after defeating Nick Ball in February.
- •He has previously been a two-weight world champion.
- 6:17 PMYahoo Sports — Brandon Figueroa misses weight, loses WBA featherweight title on the scales
"Brandon Figueroa's featherweight title reign is over without a single defense.
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