Nick Ball vs. Brandon Figueroa fight predictions, undercard, odds, preview, start time and where to watch
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The pair of top featherweights are set to scrap it out on Saturday in Liverpool, England
At 5-foot-2, WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball is used to being at a physical disadvantage in the ring. That will be the case again on Saturday at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, when Ball puts his title on the line against 5-foot-9 Brandon Figueroa.
Ball (23-0-1, 13 KO) has become one of boxing's most active and exciting champions since defeating Ray Ford by split decision for the belt in June 2024. Ball has picked up three successful defenses of that title since the win over Ford, stopping Ronny Rios and TJ Doheny and, most recently, winning a clear decision over Sam Goodman.
Ball overcomes his height with a face-first style, putting himself in his opponent's chest and unloading a constant stream of punches.
He'll have a willing partner in Figueroa (26-2-1, 19 KO), a former WBC junior featherweight champion. Figueroa lost that title in his first fight with Stephen Fulton, a 2021 clash that won CBS Sports' Fight of the Year.
The only other loss of Figueroa's career also came against Fulton, this time in February 2025 at featherweight. Figueroa rebounded from that defeat with a win over Joet Gonzalez. He is now 4-1 at 126 pounds.
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