Nick Ball (born 28 February 1997) is an English professional boxer. He has held the WBA Featherweight title since June 2024.
Nick Ball | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1997 Kirkby, Merseyside, England |
| Other names | Wrecking Ball |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Reach | 65 in (165 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
editBall vs. Vargas
editBall turned professional in 2017 and compiled a 19–0 record before facing WBC featherweight champion Rey Vargas on 8 March 2024.[1] The fight ended as a split draw with Vargas retaining his title.[2][3]
Ball vs. Ford
editBall challenged Raymond Ford for the WBA featherweight title on June 1, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[4] Ball defeated Ford by split decision (113-115, 115-113, 115-113) and won the title.[5][6]
Ball vs. Rios
editBall is due to made the first defence of his world title against Ronny Rios at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on 5 October 2024.[7] He won the fight in the 10th round, after Rios' corner threw in the towel.[8][9][10][11]
Professional boxing record
edit| 22 fights | 21 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Ronny Rios | TKO | 10 (12) | 5 Oct 2024 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained WBA featherweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Raymond Ford | SD | 12 | 1 Jun 2024 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Won WBA featherweight title |
| 20 | Draw | 19–0–1 | Rey Vargas | SD | 12 | 8 Mar 2024 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | For WBC featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Isaac Dogboe | UD | 12 | 18 Nov 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained WBC Silver featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Ludumo Lamati | TKO | 12 (12), 2:15 | 27 May 2023 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Retained WBC Silver featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Jesus Ramirez Rubio | TKO | 1 (12), 1:48 | 11 Nov 2022 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBC Silver featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Nathanael Kakololo | TKO | 12 (12), 1:27 | 16 Jul 2022 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Retained WBC Silver featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Isaac Lowe | TKO | 6 (12), 1:45 | 23 Apr 2022 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Won vacant WBC Silver featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Piotr Gudel | TKO | 1 (8), 0:36 | 9 Oct 2021 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Jerome Campbell | PTS | 8 | 31 July 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ivan Godor | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 28 Feb 2020 | Grand Central Hall, Liverpool, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Johnson Tellez | TKO | 2 (4), 2:45 | 18 Nov 2019 | Hilton Hotel, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Abdon Cesar | PTS | 6 | 21 Sep 2019 | Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Michael Isaac Carrero | TKO | 3 (6), 0:43 | 4 May 2019 | Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Reynaldo Cajina | KO | 2 (4), 1:37 | 2 Mar 2019 | Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Joe Ducker | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | 27 Nov 2018 | Grand Central Hall, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Brian Phillips | TKO | 2 (8), 2:30 | 21 July 2018 | Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England | Phillips corner threw in the towel. |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Innocent Anyanwu | PTS | 4 | 2 Mar 2018 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Antonio Horvatic | PTS | 4 | 4 Nov 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Luke Fash | PTS | 4 | 29 Sep 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jamie Quinn | PTS | 4 | 29 Jul 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Dmitrijs Gutmans | PTS | 4 | 30 Jun 2017 | Fusion Nightclub, Liverpool, England |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vargas dropped twice, retains WBC title with draw". Fightnews. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "REY VARGAS, NICK BALL FIGHT TO 12-ROUND SPLIT DECISION DRAW; VARGAS RETAINS WBC TITLE". The Ring. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ MCBRIDE, JOSEPH (2024-03-08). "WBC 'will order' rematch of draw Saudi crowd booed and left Frank Warren angry". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (16 April 2024). "Raymond Ford vs Nick Ball booked for Beterbiev-Bivol undercard". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (1 June 2024). "Nick Ball takes title by decision against Raymond Ford". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Sajad, Kal (1 June 2024). "Queensberry vs Matchroom 5v5: Nick Ball becomes world champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Ball to cap 'dream year' with Liverpool world title defence". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Undefeated British world champion branded 'mini Mike Tyson' pummels challenger through the ropes and forces his corner to stop the fight". Talksport. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Nick Ball Stops Ronny Rios". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "World champion Ball punishes Rios in homecoming win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Nick Ball halts the gutsy Ronny Rios to retain world title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Nick Ball from BoxRec (registration required)
- Nick Ball - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live