Figueroa withdraws from Kameda fight due to illness after losing WBA featherweight title

On Friday, Figueroa lost ⁠his title after hitting the scales at 1.4 pounds over the 126-pound weight limit. | Photo Credit: Steve Marcus

Brandon Figueroa withdrew from his fight against Tomoki Kameda on Saturday, ​a day after he was stripped of ‌his WBA featherweight title for failing to ​make weight.

On Friday, Figueroa lost ⁠his title after hitting the scales at 1.4 pounds over the 126-pound weight limit.

The fight ‌had been set to proceed with Kameda eligible to clinch the belt ‌if he won in Las Vegas ‌and ⁠the title remaining vacant if ⁠Figueroa won, but the American boxer withdrew on the day of the bout.

“The previously scheduled Brandon Figueroa ​vs Tomoki Kameda ‌bout is now off after Figueroa fell ill overnight,” Figueroa’s promoters and event organisers Premier Boxing Champions said in a ‌statement.

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Japan’s Kameda voiced his frustration in ​a post on social media.

“I trained hard in Mexico for about two ⁠and a half months, starting in late July, and I was ready to step ‌into the ring in the best possible condition,” the 35-year-old wrote.

“However, this is not the end. I have agreed with the promoter and the WBA that I will be given priority for the ‌next WBA featherweight championship decider.

“I will firmly switch ​my mindset, and I will start from the beginning and train ⁠again for what comes next. I will definitely ⁠win the world champion’s belt.”