A cowardly act marred the end of the Brandon Figueroa vs. Nick Ball fight at the M&S Bank Arena in Ball’s hometown of Liverpool. But it wasn’t one of the two fighters who committed the act. Instead, it was someone from Ball’s corner, who also fought on the same card and even secured a win earlier in the night. So, who was it? And what happened? 

America’s Figueroa was already ahead on two scorecards when he secured a 12th-round knockout win over Ball. The victory was the 29-year-old’s second consecutive win since his 2025 loss to Stephen Fulton. Naturally, the win prompted the former WBC featherweight champion to celebrate with his team inside the ring. But that was cut short!

Brandon Figueroa’s celebration marred by post-fight altercation

As ‘The Heartbreaker’ and his team huddled together to celebrate the win, Liverpool’s Andrew Cain walked up to the group from behind and kicked one of Brandon Figueroa’s team members on the back of the leg. The kick itself did not appear particularly forceful, nor did it seem to cause any damage.

However, the incident exposed Andrew Cain’s childish mentality. “After that performance Andrew Cain put in tonight, he goes and kicks Brandon Figueroa’s teammate for celebrating his win,” X handle ‘The 500’ noted while sharing the clip, writing, “Bad form and embarrassing behaviour icl smh.”

As soon as the altercation broke out in the middle of Brandon Figueroa celebrating his win, his team and security officials quickly stepped in to keep him away from the angered Cain. Earlier that night, Cain had defeated Alejandro Jair Gonzalez via ninth-round knockout on the same card, earning himself a title shot against Takuma Inoue.

Despite the victory, it was a difficult outing for Cain. Gonzalez dropped him twice in the eighth round with body shots, raising serious concerns before Cain managed to rally back and secure the win in the ninth round. Regardless, this was not the first time Cain had found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Back in 2015, reports confirmed that Cain had hurled racial abuse at a shopkeeper.

The reason? The shopkeeper had asked Cain, who was just 17 at the time, to produce ID while attempting to purchase alcohol. He later pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment, received an electronic tag, and was ordered to pay multiple fines. Whether the boxing commission will choose to take action against Cain this time remains to be seen.

However, it is clear that the now 29-year-old has yet to learn from his past mistakes—something fans were quick to recognize. 

George Kambosos Jr. gives Andrew Cain a new nickname

Reacting to the incident, former champion George Kambosos Jr. came up with a fitting name for Andrew Cain. “Who’s that little garden gnome throwing a kick? What a tosser and sore loser. Hate that s—t in our beautiful sport. Congrats, Figueroa and team @manny_boxing,” he wrote. What makes it worse is that, unlike Brandon Figueroa, Cain has barely done anything in the sport despite being the same age. 

Meanwhile, this user felt Cain should be slapped with fines. “Yep, fines and suspensions should be the course for this stuff,” the user commented. Since the fight happened in Liverpool, it’s up to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).

Another user highlighted the disgrace Cain brought to boxing. “Any man doing that should be ashamed of himself. But a pro boxer doing that?? Disgraceful,” the user commented. It’s currently unclear why Cain did it, but speculation suggests he was upset because Figueroa’s team was celebrating while Nick Ball was knocked out. 

Someone else appears to know who Cain kicked. “He kicked Matías Erbin (Figueroa’s physical trainer) @PF_Matias_Erbin 🤦🏽‍♂️ @ATokkers5,” the user commented. While Erbin appears to have been in Figueroa’s corner, it hasn’t been confirmed yet that he was the one who got kicked.

Amid all the criticism, not everyone was against Cain. “What was shameful & disrespectful was Figueroa’s team bouncing around the ring when Ball is flat out. Where’s the respect?” the user questioned.

Regardless, the incident now puts the British Boxing Board of Control in the position of deciding whether Cain’s actions warrant a suspension. Do you think he should be suspended? Or were his actions justified?