Omar Figueroa withdraws from April 21 world title eliminator bout against Adrien Broner with shoulder injury

It's insult to injury for Omar Figueroa.

The undefeated super lightweight was set to fight Adrien Broner April 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. However, the 28-year-old was forced to withdraw from their 140-pound world title eliminator with a shoulder injury sustained during training.

Figueroa (27-0-1, 19 KO's, a native of Weslaco, Texas, was also arrested Jan. 29 for alleged DUI, and is due to appear in court on March 26.

Broner (33-3, 24 KO's), 28, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who has lived up to his nickname "The Problem," also finds himself in a familiar position -- in trouble with the law. The four-division world champion was arrested in February for allegedly groping a woman outside a store in Atlanta.

Broner was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery, although he claims the woman was upset at him for turning down a picture request.

Broner is still expected to fight on the card and a new opponent is being sought per ESPN.

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