Magsayo and Figueroa going to California 

Former WBC world featherweight champion Mark Magsayo will face former WBC super bantamweight champion Brandon Figueroa on March 4 in a card promoted by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).

The fight will take place at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, and will headline a card airing on Showtime Championship Boxing (9pm ET/6pm PT).

Magsayo (24-1, 16 KOs), who is originally from Tagbilaran City in the Philippines and now resides in Valencia, a suburb of Los Angeles, lost the WBC title to Rey Vargas by split decision on May 9. July. Magsayo won the WBC title on January 22 of last year, defeating veteran champion Gary Russell Jr. by majority decision.

The 26-year-old also has wins over Chris Avalos and Julio Ceja. Magsayo believes that a fight against Figueroa can produce short fused fireworks,

Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs), who resides in Weslaco, Texas, also fought on the same undercard on July 9, stopping Carlos Castro in the sixth round. It was his first fight since November 2021, when he lost to Stephen Fulton via majority decision.

Prior to the Fulton fight, Figueroa, also 26, won the WBC super bantamweight world title in May 2021 by knocking out Luis Nery in the seventh round. Figueroa hopes to continue the momentum as a win over Magsayo would move him to the upper echelons of the 126-pound division.