Omar Figueroa Jr. (28-3-1, 19) was born in Weslaco, Texas, U.S. on December 13, 1989. At the age of 18 years on June 21, 2008, he made his professional boxing debut against Edwin Espinoza, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Figueroa Jr. was elevated as the WBC lightweight world champion at the age of 24 years and had his first title defense fight against Jerry Belmontes on April 26, 2014. He successfully defended the title, winning the fight via 12-round split decision.
Figueroa Jr.'s last fight was a 8th-round TKO loss to Sergey Lipinets at age 32 on August 20, 2022. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Omar Figueroa Jr.'s best fights have been against Ricky Burns, Antonio DeMarco, John Molina Jr., Robert Guerrero and Abner Cotto.
Figueroa Jr. has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Aug 20, 2022 32 years, 8 months 28-3-1 (19) | 33 years, 4 months 16-2-1 (12) | WL | 8 | TKO | LOSS |
31  | May 1, 2021 31 years, 4 months 28-2-1 (19) | 29 years, 9 months 25-4-2 (19) | 6 | RTD | LOSS | |
30  | Jul 20, 2019 29 years, 7 months 28-1-1 (19) | 33 years 23-4 (11) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
29  | Feb 16, 2019 29 years, 2 months 28-0-1 (19) | 36 years, 1 months 30-7 (24) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Jul 15, 2017 27 years, 7 months 27-0-1 (19) | 34 years, 3 months 33-5-1 (18) | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
27  | Dec 12, 2015 25 years, 11 months 26-0-1 (18) | 29 years, 11 months 31-5-1 (23) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
26  | May 9, 2015 25 years, 4 months 25-0-1 (18) | 32 years 37-4-1 (11) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Aug 16, 2014 24 years, 8 months 24-0-1 (18) | Daniel Estrada | LT | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
24 | Apr 26, 2014 24 years, 4 months 23-0-1 (17) | Jerry Belmontes | LT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
23 | Jul 27, 2013 23 years, 7 months 22-0-1 (17) | Nihito Arakawa | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC Interim |
22 | Apr 20, 2013 23 years, 4 months 21-0-1 (17) | Abner Cotto | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Interim |
21 | Mar 2, 2013 23 years, 2 months 20-0-1 (16) | Henry Aurad | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Jul 12, 2012 22 years, 6 months 19-0-1 (15) | Dominic Salcido | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Jun 23, 2012 22 years, 6 months 18-0-1 (15) | Alain Hernandez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Jun 2, 2012 22 years, 5 months 17-0-1 (14) | Tyler Ziolkowski | 1 | KO | WIN | |
17 | May 5, 2012 22 years, 4 months 16-0-1 (13) | Robbie Cannon | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Mar 16, 2012 22 years, 3 months 15-0-1 (12) | Ramon Ayala | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Jan 6, 2012 22 years 14-0-1 (11) | Michael PĂ©rez | LT | 6 | RTD | WIN |
14 | Aug 28, 2011 21 years, 8 months 13-0-1 (10) | Marcos Herrera | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jun 17, 2011 21 years, 6 months 12-0-1 (9) | Eric Cruz | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 23, 2011 21 years, 4 months 11-0-1 (9) | John Figueroa | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Nov 12, 2010 20 years, 10 months 10-0-1 (8) | Arturo Quintero | 8 | SD | DRAW | |
10 | Jun 18, 2010 20 years, 6 months 10-0 (8) | Julian Rodriguez | 2 | DQ | WIN | |
9 | Mar 27, 2010 20 years, 3 months 9-0 (8) | Edgar Portillo | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Dec 12, 2009 19 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Anthony Woods | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 22, 2009 19 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Jeremy Marts | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jun 4, 2009 19 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Jorge de Leon | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 15, 2009 19 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Ramiro Torres | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Feb 27, 2009 19 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Daniel Garcia | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 21, 2008 18 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Arturo Herrera | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 18, 2008 18 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Joe Reyes | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 21, 2008 18 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Edwin Espinoza | 1 | KO | WIN |
