After falling short against Rey Vargas for the WBC 130-pound title in 2019 and Angelo Leo last May, veteran Kameda has earned another crack at championship gold.

He meets WBA featherweight titlist Brandon Figueroa in the chief support bout preceding Sebastian Fundora-Ermal Hadribeaj from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. DAZN will stream the event worldwide, with TNT and truTV televising the fourth installment of their "The Fight" series across the United States.

"This is a world title opportunity I fought tooth and nail to finally reach," Kameda (42-5, 23 KOs) told The Ring. "I cannot afford to lose — this is a fight I have to win."

He is respectful of the defending champion but has a surprise for him when they fight.

"His height, reach, toughness, punch output and punching power ... he's a complete, all-around boxer, extremely skilled in every aspect. I have my game plan worked out. I can't reveal it here, but promise you that on fight night, I will show everyone my very best performance."

This will mark Kameda's first appearance since a competitive defeat by Leo 17 months ago. Though not ideal, the 35-year-old challenger has quietly been working hard in the gym.

"I never skipped a single day of training," said Kameda, who decamped to Mexico City to work under Juan Mosquera at the Pancho Rosales gym. "I've kept myself in fight ready shape at all times.

"I've been through all kinds of tough environments and faced nothing but hardship throughout my career. Naturally, there have been many long stretches between fights. My boxing career is on the longer side as well. 17 months is not a problem at all."

Kameda might be a 3-1 (+300) underdog and an 18-year pro, but he's not looking at the fight as a final world title opportunity. He prefers not to put excess pressure on himself and what the future may hold after Saturday.

"I'm not thinking about losing," he said. "So naturally, I'm not thinking about retirement either. If everyone is predicting that I'll lose, then on fight night, I'll pull off the upset and set the arena on fire."

Figueroa (27-2-1, 20 KOs), The Ring's No. 3-rated featherweight, followed his older brother and former lightweight champion Omar into boxing. After earning his stripes on the local Texas scene, the 29-year-old impressed with a seventh-round stoppage of previously-unbeaten Luis Nery to claim the WBC junior featherweight crown.

He was narrowly beaten via 12-round majority decision in a November 2021 unification with Stephen Fulton and looked lethargic in their February 2025 rematch. Having seen his three-fight win streak snapped, that setback didn't deter him heading to enemy territory as he scored a stunning 12th-round stoppage of Nick Ball a year later.