Omar Figueroa Jr.
Career, Record, Stats
Omar Figueroa Jr. (Panterita) is a 34-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion. 16 years, 4 months, and 26 days into his career, Figueroa Jr.'s record stands at 28-3-1, which includes 19 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Omar Figueroa Jr.'s Boxing Career
Omar Figueroa Jr. was born in Weslaco, Texas, U.S. on December 13, 1989. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on June 21, 2008 against Edwin Espinoza. Figueroa Jr. defeated Espinoza via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Figueroa Jr. got elevated as the WBC lightweight champion at the age of 24 after 24 professional fights, and had his first world-title defense fight against Jerry Belmontes on April 26, 2014. He defeated Belmontes via 12-round split decision.
Figueroa Jr.'s latest fight was an 8th-round TKO loss to Sergey Lipinets at age 32, on August 20, 2022.
Some of Omar Figueroa Jr.'s best fights so far have been against Robert Guerrero, John Molina Jr., Ricky Burns, and Antonio DeMarco. For a complete list of Figueroa Jr.'s best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Omar Figueroa Jr".
Figueroa Jr. has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Omar Figueroa Jr Losses".
Omar Figueroa Jr.'s Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Aug 20, 2022 | 32 | 
Sergey Lipinets 33 16-2-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
31 | May 01, 2021 | 31 | 
Abel Ramos 29 25-4-2 | loss | RTD 6 |
30 | Jul 20, 2019 | 29 | 
Yordenis Ugás 33 23-4 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Feb 16, 2019 | 29 | 
John Molina Jr. 36 30-7 | win | UD 10 |
28 | Jul 15, 2017 | 27 | 
Robert Guerrero 34 33-5-1 | win | TKO 3 |
27 | Dec 12, 2015 | 25 | 
Antonio DeMarco 29 31-5-1 | win | UD 12 |
26 | May 09, 2015 | 25 | 
Ricky Burns 32 37-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
25 | Aug 16, 2014 | 24 |  Daniel Estrada | win | KO 9 |
24 | Apr 26, 2014 | 24 | Jerry Belmontes | win | SD 12 |
23 | Jul 27, 2013 | 23 | Nihito Arakawa | win | UD 12 |
22 | Apr 20, 2013 | 23 | Abner Cotto | win | KO 1 |
21 | Mar 02, 2013 | 23 | Henry Aurad | win | KO 1 |
20 | Jul 12, 2012 | 22 | Dominic Salcido | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jun 23, 2012 | 22 | Alain Hernandez | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Jun 02, 2012 | 22 | Tyler Ziolkowski | win | KO 1 |
17 | May 05, 2012 | 22 | Robbie Cannon | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Mar 16, 2012 | 22 | Ramon Ayala | win | KO 2 |
15 | Jan 06, 2012 | 22 | Michael Pérez | win | RTD 6 |
14 | Aug 28, 2011 | 21 | Marcos Herrera | win | KO 2 |
13 | Jun 17, 2011 | 21 | Eric Cruz | win | UD 8 |
12 | Apr 23, 2011 | 21 | John Figueroa | win | KO 2 |
11 | Nov 12, 2010 | 20 | Arturo Quintero | draw | SD 8 |
10 | Jun 18, 2010 | 20 | Julian Rodriguez | win | DQ 2 |
9 | Mar 27, 2010 | 20 | Edgar Portillo | win | UD 6 |
8 | Dec 12, 2009 | 19 | Anthony Woods | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Aug 22, 2009 | 19 | Jeremy Marts | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jun 04, 2009 | 19 | Jorge de Leon | win | TKO 3 |
5 | May 15, 2009 | 19 | Ramiro Torres | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Feb 27, 2009 | 19 | Daniel Garcia | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Nov 21, 2008 | 18 | Arturo Herrera | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Oct 18, 2008 | 18 | Joe Reyes | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jun 21, 2008 | 18 | Edwin Espinoza | win | KO 1 |