Brandon Figueroa loses WBA featherweight title after missing weight

GMA Network - Oct 17, 2026

American Brandon Figueroa has been stripped of his WBA featherweight title after hitting the scales 1.4 pounds over the 126-pound weight limit for Saturday's fight against Tomoki Kameda of Japan, organizers said on Friday.

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