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Figueroa was scheduled to make the second defense of his WBA (Regular) title in a title unification bout against the reigning WBC super bantamweight champion Luis Nery. 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. Nery was seen as a favorite to beat Figueroa, with opening odds seeing Nery as a -400 favorite and Figueroa at 275, although the line later saw Nery drop to -225 and Figueroa rise to 175. Figueroa won the fight by technical-knockout, dropping Nery with a series of body punches in the latter part of the seventh round. As Nery was unable to rise to his feet during referee Thomas Taylor's ten count, the fight was officially called at the 2:18 minute mark. The three official judges were split on their scorecards at the time of the stoppage: one had the Figueroa up 58-56, the second judge had Nery up 59-55, while the third judge saw the fight as a 57-57 draw
