Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton: Live round-by-round updates

The Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton round-by-round updates have arrived. They offer fans of 'The Sweet Science' real-time coverage and live scoring of the upcoming featherweight championship bout. The actual event is set for a 6:00 PM E.T. (Eastern Time) / 3:00 PM P.T. (Pacific Time) start time.

The main card, though, begins at 8:00 PM E.T. / 5:00 PM P.T. Meanwhile, the world title clash between Figueroa and Fulton—scheduled for 12 rounds of action—is estimated to start at around 12:00 AM E.T. / 9:00 PM P.T. It is a highly anticipated scrap for more than one reason.

First, it is a rematch of their 2021 encounter, which saw Fulton outwork Figueroa toward a majority decision win. Second, it will be for Figueroa's WBC featherweight title. Fulton had already dethroned Figueroa for the WBC super bantamweight title, so Figueroa will be chasing revenge.

It is also Fulton's chance to rebuild a win streak, as he currently has one win, a split-decision over Carlos Castro, since his devastating knockout loss to Japan's monstrous power-puncher Naoya Inoue. The matchup promises to be a high-level one, pitting Figueroa's 25-1-1 record against Fulton's 22-1.

The oddsmakers at DraftKings Sportsbook seem to believe that this is now Figueroa's time, listing him as a -220 favorite, while Fulton is a +175 underdog.

Follow Sportskeeda for play-by-play analysis and live scoring of the upcoming featherweight title fight.

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Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton

Round 1: The round starts with jabs from Figueroa, while Fulton looks to counter him. Body jabs from Figueroa, who isn't committing to much else yet. Another level change from Figueroa as he asses Fulton's reactions. Feints from both men, but Figueroa has landed more.

Fulton is starting to find a home for his jabs, but Figueroa reads him well and catches him mid-jab with a left straight. However, Fulton gets right back to his jab, and creates an opening for a quick right straight. This is a difficult round to score, but Fulton had cleaner shots. 10-9 Fulton

Round 2: More jabs from Figueroa, while Fulton sticks to the outside, landing his own jabs. However, Figueroa lands a nice right hand, and they clinch for a split-second. A good right hand lands for Fulton. Neither man is willing to commit to power punches yet, and Fulton ducks under a Figueroa lunge.

They clinch and engage in a brief dirty boxing sequence. Upon breaking, Figueroa applies pressure and they clinch again. The referee separates them, and Fulton lands a good body shot, catching Figueroa with a follow-up shot. 10-9 Fulton

Round 3: Jabs from Fulton to start the round as he intercepts a brief explosion of aggression from Figueroa, who storms forward. A counter-right hand lands for Fulton, followed by an overhand right. Figueroa, though, catches his foe with a sneaky left hook and they clinch.

They break and Figueroa lands a one-two, closing the distance and finding a home for some more shots. They clinch and break, with Fulton landing a sneaky right hand. Figueroa jusut can't get much going, and Fulton snipes him with a hard right hand, snapping his head back.

But Figueroa's chin is legendary, so he eats it to end the round. 10-9 Fulton

Round 4: Another jab from Fulton, but Figueroa quickly forces a clinch, landing some punches inside. Jabs land for Fulton as they have from the onset of the fight. Figueroa closes the distance and they trade body yshots, but Fulton breaks off to continue his outfighting game.

Fulton with a good body shot and one-two. Figueroa just has no solutions thus far, eating jabs as he tries desperately to trap Fulton against the ropes. Fulton with some good body shots inside. They clinch and the referee breaks them up, with Fulton landing a sneaky left hook.

Figueroa, though, lands a nice combination. 10-9 Fulton

Round 5: The round starts with an immediate clinch. Figueroa tries to get something going in the dirty boxing department, but the referee separates them. Once they're back in the center, Fulton proves an extremely difficult target for Figueroa to hit, as Fulton snipes him with good counters off the backfoot.

Figueroa is smothering his own punches, he isn't landing anything with power. Fulton was sneaky combinations on the inside. Figueroa backs him up to the corner, landing combinations of his own, but eats inside uppercuts for his troubles. Jabs for Fulton, who intercepts a Figueroa level change with another uppercut.

Figueroa is trying to make this fight ugly, clinching constantly and dirty boxinig. On the inside, Fulton blasts Figueroa to the body with an uppercut, before catching him with a left hook and uppercut up top. Fulton is just better. 10-9 Fulton

Round 6: Figueroa swarming Fulton, landing a good combination to the body. They clinch and break. But they clinch again almost immediately. They separate again, and Figueroa clinches again, intent on dirty boxing as they trade body shots. Fulton lands his own body shot.

They continue fighting on thhe inside, with Fulton landing body shots. They find themselves against the ropes, and Fulton lands some nice counters. Figueroa is upping the aggression, but he's smothering his own punches, besides the occasional body shot.

Fulton blasts Figueroa to the body with a two-punch combination. 10-9 Fulton

Round 7: Fulton with a lightning-fast jab to start the round. Figueroa, though, is giving him no breathing room and immediately pursues the clinch. The referee separates them, and Fulton lands a one-twoo. But Figueroa clinches again, and both men land on the inside.

The referee breaks them up again, and Figueroa misses with a one-two, but it was just a means for him to clinch. Fulton blasts him with an uppercut, before unloading with a pair of body shots. The fight is getting messy with constant clinching and dirty boxing.

Fulton snipes Figueroa with a nice jab, but Figueroa leaps in with a body shot to clinch. The fans are restless as the action is missing. Figueroa with a good left hand. They separate, and Fulton lands a quick combination. 10-9 Fulton

Round 8: Figueroa starts the round with a jab and clinch. The referee breaks them up, and both Figueroa and Fulton trade punches on the inside. Fulton finds a home with a big uppercuut as Figueroa storms in. They clinch and break, with Fulton landing a quick jab on the inside.

More clinching and the fans are drowning both men out in boos. They separate and Fulton twice snaps Figueroa's head back with jabs. As Figueroa pursues the clinch, he eats two big uppercuts. Fulton landing some good combinations. Figueroa landing some jabs and pitter-patter combinations.

Fulton fires back with body shots and a dynamite uppercut. Figueroa isn't throwing with any power: no hip rotation or proper mechanics. Both men are on the inside, and Fulton is landing uppercuts at will. 10-9 Fulton

Round 9: A body jab lands for Figueroa, and a brief clinch ensues. They separate, and Fulton snipes him on his way inside. Nevertheless, Figueroa pursues the clinch and eats an uppercut for his troubles. A short hook on the inside lands for Fulton, as do several body shots.

Figueroa tries to land his own uppercut but misses, settling for body shots instead. Fulton keeps landing uppercuts on the inside, and they clinch. They break and Figueroa is struggling to land anything clean, and when he does there's no power. Fulton with good counters off the backfoot.

Figueroa with some combinations on the inside, landing to the body. 10-9 Figueroa

Round 10: A right hand from Figueroa lands, as do a pair of uppercuts. Fulton, though, responds with some combinations. Jabs from Fulton, before Figueroa decides to clinch. However, the referee separates them, and Fulton lands a counter-right hand.

Another clinch and they break, with Fulton landing a three-punch combination on the inside. Figueroa's pressure is relentless, but he has no meaningful offense to speak of. A left hook lands for Fulton, who also blasts Figueroa's body with an uppercut. A one-two for Fulton lands.

A big left hook lands for Fulton, but Figueroa's chin remains unbreakable. They clinch and break, with Figueroa continuing to pressure and swarm, landing his own combinations. 10-9 Figueroa

Round 11: A body jab lands for Figueroa, who wastes no time in clinching with Fulton. However, they break and Fulton lands his patented shots on the inside. Figueroa continues to pursue the clinch, and Fulton answers him with with body shots. They separate and Fulton lands a quick combination.

However, Figueroa fires back with his own. Fulton with a good left hook and some body shots. It's been an ugly fight, contested largely on the inside, with Fulton landing body shots and hooks. However, Figueroa continues to insist on the clinch, but eats some shots, including a big left hook. 10-9 Fulton

Round 12: Figueroa misses with a three-punch combination and clinches. They break and he lands a right hand. Fulton lands a good shot off the backfoot. A four-punch combination lands for Fulton, but Figueroa continues to swarm him. However, Fulton remains quick-footed.

Triple jabs for Fulton, who lines up a quick right hand. Big body shots for Fulton, who follows up with a three-punch combination. This has been a near-complete shutout from Fulton. It hasn't been pretty, but it's been effective, and he continues landing the more accurate shots as Figueroa hasn't looked himself. 10-9 Fulton

Official Decision: Stephen Fulton def. Brandon Figueroa via unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 117-111)