Brandon Figueroa demonstrated again the damage that can result from relentless pressure.
Figueroa started punching at the opening bell and never stopped, ultimately beating up Damien Vazquez and stopping him in Round 10 of their junior featherweight bout in the pay-per-view doubleheader Saturday in Uncasville, Conn.
Vazquez had some success early in the bout, boxing well behind his jab from a distance. However, Figueroa, never deterred, plowed forward did more and more damage to both the head and body as the fight progressed.
By the eighth round, Vazquez’s right eye was cut and closed, and he seemed to be wilting.
That round and the ninth were particularly brutal, as Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KOs) seemed to land almost at will and Vazquez (15-2-1, 8 KOs) delivered little in return.
After Round 9, the ring doctor, obviously concerned for Vazquez’s welfare, said, “Show me something. I don’t want you to get hurt.” Still, Figueroa continued the onslaught until the referee stopped the fight at 1:18 of Round 10.
Figueroa, defending a secondary junior featherweight title, hadn’t fought since a split draw with Julio Ceja in November.
Vazquez, only 23, is now 1-2-1 in his last four fights.
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