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Erick Bone 145 lbs beat Francisco Figueroa 147 lbs by TKO at 2:40 in round 5 of 8
- Date: 2014-04-10
- Location: BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Harvey Dock
- Judge: Julie Lederman
- Judge: Don Trella
- Judge: John McKaie
- Referee: Harvey Dock
- Main event of DiBella Promotions fight card at BB King Blues Club in New York City.
- Bone (pronounced Bone-eh) ranked number fifteen in the world by the WBA and WBC at time of this bout.
- Bone's first bout in the United States. The first round was an interesting, cautious even round.
- Figueroa appeared in shape, but 'El Gato' was unable to get inside on the taller bone and by round three, his face showed exasperation.
- Bone used power shot hooks to batter Figueroa around the ring from the second round on, and finally finished Figueroa with a brutal power shot flurry of unanswered punches on the ropes.
- Notables in attendance: Frank Galarza, Gabriel Bracero, Dmitriy Salita, Juan Dominguez, and Belinda Ali, ex-wife of Muhammad Ali.