Boxing Challenge: Figueroa knocks out Ball in 12th

 Brandon Figueroa landed a crushing left hand seconds into the final round to drop Nick Ball, and after Ball bravely rose, drove the champion down into the ropes to force the stoppage in Liverpool, England, and give Figueroa Ball's WBA featherweight crown.

The fight was an entertaining but awkward battle with the diminutive Ball swapping punches with the much taller Figueroa.

The scores were divergent entering the final round, with two judges having Figueroa ahead by three points and the other scoring Ball ahead by five points.

I had Figueroa ahead slightly, 105-104, and the scores from around the net had many scoring for each fighter.

Figueroa convincingly closed the show in the final round and will take the title back to PBC, while the other three champions have an affiliation of some sort with Top Rank: WBO champion Rafael Espinoza, WBC king Bruce Carrington, and IBF boss Angelo Leo.

Boxing Challenge

Vince Samano: 18 Pts (1) 

TRS 17 Pts (0)

Ramon Malpica: 17 Pts (0)