Brandon was born to Mexican parents from Tamaulipas, Mexico and is the younger brother of former WBC Lightweight champion Omar Figueroa.
[3] Figueroa was scheduled to face Yonfrez Parejo for the vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title on April 20, 2019, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
[6] Figueroa was scheduled to defend his WBA Regular super bantamweight title against Julio Ceja on the undercard of the Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II fight.
[9] Figueroa was scheduled to make his second WBA title defense against Damien Vazquez on the undercard of The Charlos vs. Derevyanchenko and Rosario.
[13] Following a four-month negotiation period, the fight was scheduled for May 15, 2021 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States.
[16] Figueroa faced the reigning WBO super bantamweight titleholder Stephen Fulton in a title unification bout.
[29] On May 4, 2024 in Las Vegas, Figueroa was scheduled to make the first defense of his interim WBC featherweight title against Jessie Magdaleno.
[31] On October 10, 2024 it was announced that Figueroa would face Stephen Fulton on December 14, 2024 at Toyota Center in Houston, TX.
[32][33][34]In November 2024 it was reported that the fight was scheduled to take place on February 1, 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
[35] On October 2, 2022, Figueroa was arrested for driving under the influence, after his BAC test came back at 0.15%, significantly over the permitted state limit of 0.08%.