Review: 2013-07-27, the fight between Omar Figueroa Jr and Nihito Arakawa was an absolute war from the first bell: a toe-to-toe battle with two knockdowns and a tremendous pace…everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year 2013, it gets five stars! Congratulations to both boxers for the amazing performance, Compubox punching statistics showed that ‘Panterita’ Figueroa landed a total of 480 of 942 punches (51% accuracy rate) compared to 280 of 1170 for Arakawa (24% accuracy rate). The undefeated Omar Figueroa (21-0-1, 17 KOs) entered as the No.23 lightweight in the world while Nihito Arakawa (24-2-1, 16 KOs) entered as the No.14. Figueroa vs Arakawa is valid for the interim WBC lightweight title; undercard of Andre Berto vs Jesus Soto Karass. Watch the video!
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Date: 2013-07-27
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Division: lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg)
Title: interim WBC lightweight title
Figueroa’s previous fight: Omar Figueroa vs Abner Cotto
Arakawa’s next fight: Jorge Linares vs Nihito Arakawa
Figueroa’s next fight: Omar Figueroa vs Jerry Belmontes
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