Omar Figueroa Jr. won a 12-round unanimous decision over former 2-division world champion Ricky Burns in a Jr. Welterweight bout in Hidalgo, Texas.
Burns was deducted a point in round eight for holding. Burns was deducted another point in round 11 for holding once again.
Figueroa, 141 1/4 lbs of Walasco, TX won by scores of 117-109 and and 116-110 twice and is now 25-0-1. Burns, 139 1/4 lbs of Glasgow, Scotland is now 37-5-1.
Jamie McDonnell won a close 12-round unanimous decision over Tomoki Kameda to retain the WBO Bantamweight title.
Kameda dropped McDonnell for the first time in his career with a perfect overhand right to the jaw in round three. McDonnell was able to come back and out work Kameda.
McDonnell, 117 3/4 lbs of Doncaster, UK won by scores of 114-113 on all cards and is now 26-2-1. Kameda, 117 1/2 lbs of Mexico City is now 31-1.
