Omar Figueroa and Sergey Lipinets squared off in the main event at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL on Saturday, August 20. The contest featured former WBC lightweight champion of Weslaco, TX up against Kazakhstan-born former IBF super lightweight champion of Woodland Hills, CA. The pair met in the WBC super lightweight title eliminator.
The scheduled for twelve rounds matchup didn’t go the full distance. Lipinets, who took a fight on a short notice replacing Adrien Broner, came out on top securing the victory over Figueroa, who was down in round 2, via the eighth-round RTD.
With the victory Sergey Lipinets improved to 17-2-1, 13 KOs. Omar Figueroa dropped to 28-3-1, 19 KOs.
Check out Omar Figueroa vs Sergey Lipinets full fight video highlights below.
Figueroa vs Lipinets full fight video highlights
Sergey Lipinets makes his ring walk.
Stepping in and stepping up ?@unionsamurai | #FigueroaLipinets pic.twitter.com/VRiVc8ohsz
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 21, 2022
Here comes Omar Figueroa.
New opponent, same mindset ?@OmarFigueroaJr makes his return to the ring ?#FigueroaLipinets starts NOW on @Showtime. pic.twitter.com/Ka5DYafVG1
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 21, 2022
Flying fists.
A BIG left from Lipinets staggers Figueroa in RD1!#FigueroaLipinets pic.twitter.com/HA0xufG8bv
— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) August 21, 2022
Downs goes Figueroa.
.@unionsamurai sends Figueroa to the canvas in round 2 ?#FigueroaLipinets pic.twitter.com/dTlwOYJMZK
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 21, 2022
It’s all over.
Stepped in and stepped UP ?@unionsamurai earned the TKO victory after Figueroa’s corner stopped the fight after round 7.#FigueroaLipinets pic.twitter.com/GoTYHDQcuP
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 21, 2022
Post-fight.
All class by @unionsamurai ? #FigueroaLipinets pic.twitter.com/B0MFICC1ui
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 21, 2022
“I think my body has reached its limit.”@OmarFigueroaJr says this is the end of his boxing career ?
#FigueroaLipinets pic.twitter.com/624kXfvIWj— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 21, 2022
Get Figueroa vs Lipinets full fight card results.
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