Figueroa loses WBA title on the scales – only Kameda can be crowned tonight
Brandon Figueroa missed the featherweight limit before his defence against Tomoki Kameda in Las Vegas and has lost his WBA belt. Fundora made weight for his WBC defence.
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Brandon Figueroa has lost his WBA featherweight title before the first bell. The American weighed 127.4lb on Friday and 126.8lb at his second attempt, against a limit of 126lb. According to The Ring, he was stripped of the title.
The fight with Japan's Tomoki Kameda (42-5) goes ahead in Las Vegas on Saturday regardless. Kameda made weight and can win the title; if Figueroa (27-2-1) wins, the belt stays vacant.
In the main event, Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj. Both made weight: Fundora came in at 152.8lb, Hadribeaj at 152.4lb (limit 154).