Brandon Figueroa Conversation With Dan Rafael 10 10 26 | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

All right, before we get to the fight you have coming up, it was such a great fight that you had when you, uh, won this title.

That was back in February.

You went on the road, uh, to, uh, the enemy territory, if you will, Nick Ball's hometown of Liverpool, England.

A terrific fight.

You scored a, uh, to me anyway, a very dramatic 12th round knockout on the road, win the title, become a two-time featherweight champion.

Also, you're a former junior featherweight title holder as well.

A big win.

Can you just describe y- your feelings about the way that fight ended and, and just the joy of, you know, doing what you did, uh, on the road as the underdog, uh, and, and in a terrific fight?

Yeah, I mean, it felt like kinda like a rocket movie.

Yeah.

You know? It felt amazing.

It felt, um, like one of those scenes that you see, you know, y- and the fighter always gets a happy ending with the coaches and, you know, it was, it was something that you couldn't even write.

Uh, the story was, was already written, uh, um, you know, ages ago by the way it looks and, you know, it, it was an amazing moment for me and my coaches.

You know, we worked really hard, uh, especially for me losing my belt, uh, then joining Manny Robles for Juet, then second fight with Manny Robles, you know, I have a title, a fight, and I ended up, uh, you know, bringing it back home.

I was gonna ask you about that, so I'll get to that right now.

Tell me a little bit about that, uh, joining up with Manny Robles.

He's always had a great reputation.

He's, uh, been involved in some big wins.

Of course, the most famous one was leading, uh, Andy Ruiz to the big upset of Anthony Joshua to win the unified heavyweight title back in the day.

Uh, but he's been working with a lot of guys through the years, and always has had a great reputation.

What is it about him, uh, that's, that's made it so good for you?

Uh, for me, it's his experience, his knowledge, the way he takes his time and actually teaches you and, uh, you know, he, he does work on his game plan, his strategy.

Uh, he implements that in, in the training and, uh, I don't know.

He just has a way of, of implementing things in- into my brain, and we've been doing a, a, a really good job together.

So, um, you know, third fight here with Manny Robles, and I'm just very, uh, very, uh, happy with, with everything that's been going.

All right, before we get to the fight you have coming up, it was such a great fight that you had when you, uh, won this title.

That was back in February.

You went on the road, uh, to, uh, the enemy territory, if you will, Nick Ball's hometown of Liverpool, England.

A terrific fight.

You scored a, uh, to me anyway, a very dramatic 12th round knockout on the road, win the title, become a two-time featherweight champion.

Also, you're a former junior featherweight title holder as well.

A big win.

Can you just describe y- your feelings about the way that fight ended and, and just the joy of, you know, doing what you did, uh, on the road as the underdog, uh, and, and in a terrific fight?

Yeah, I mean, it felt like kinda like a rocket movie.

Yeah.

You know? It felt amazing.

It felt, um, like one of those scenes that you see, you know, y- and the fighter always gets a happy ending with the coaches and, you know, it was, it was something that you couldn't even write.

Uh, the story was, was already written, uh, um, you know, ages ago by the way it looks and, you know, it, it was an amazing moment for me and my coaches.

You know, we worked really hard, uh, especially for me losing my belt, uh, then joining Manny Robles for Juet, then second fight with Manny Robles, you know, I have a title, a fight, and I ended up, uh, you know, bringing it back home.

I was gonna ask you about that, so I'll get to that right now.

Tell me a little bit about that, uh, joining up with Manny Robles.

He's always had a great reputation.

He's, uh, been involved in some big wins.

Of course, the most famous one was leading, uh, Andy Ruiz to the big upset of Anthony Joshua to win the unified heavyweight title back in the day.

Uh, but he's been working with a lot of guys through the years, and always has had a great reputation.

What is it about him, uh, that's, that's made it so good for you?

Uh, for me, it's his experience, his knowledge, the way he takes his time and actually teaches you and, uh, you know, he, he does work on his game plan, his strategy.

Uh, he implements that in, in the training and, uh, I don't know.

He just has a way of, of implementing things in- into my brain, and we've been doing a, a, a really good job together.

So, um, you know, third fight here with Manny Robles, and I'm just very, uh, very, uh, happy with, with everything that's been going.