WBA featherweight world champion, Nick Ball, is back in action this weekend as he faces Brandon Figueroa in Liverpool.
A major talking point coming into the fight has been the remarkable difference in height. Ball stands at 5’2” in comparison to the Figeuroa at 5’9”.
Ball is no stranger to being the shorter man in the ring and actually fought with a bigger disparity in 2024 against Rey Vargas, who stands at 5’10”.
His fight with Vargas was the only occasion Ball hasn’t left the ring victorious, as the pair fought to a controversial split decision draw in Riyadh.
One of the judges had Ball winning 114-112 after he dropped Vargas twice.
He beat Raymond Ford in his next fight to pick up the WBA world title on the Matchroom vs Queensberry ‘5v5’ show in Saudi Arabia.
This time Ball was on the right side of a split decision, with two of the judges seeing him edge it 115-113.
‘The Wrecking Ball’ is on fine form since clinching his world title, with two stoppages in his last three.
𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑷𝑶𝑶𝑳 𝑰𝑺 𝑨𝑳𝑾𝑨𝒀𝑺 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑩𝑨𝑳𝑳
@nick_ball97 is ready to perform for his city
#BallFigueroa | Feb 7 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool | @DAZNBoxing” pic.twitter.com/SITfg19WmH
— Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) February 3, 2026
Ball was most recently in action in Riyadh last August, dominating Sam Goodman over 12 rounds.
He is set to take on ‘The Heartbreaker’, who comes off an impressive unanimous decision win over former Shakur Stevenson opponent, Joet Gonzalez.
That was his first fight since losing to, at the time, WBC featherweight world champion, Stephen Fulton in their rematch, after the first fight in 2021, which Fulton also won.
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The Texan will look to rip up the script in Ball’s Liverpool homecoming on Saturday.
Ball vs Figueroa – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks
- The pair will fight on Saturday February 7, live from the Echo Arena in Liverpool
- The broadcast will begin at 7pm GMT/2pm ET/11am PT
- Main event ring walks are expected to begin at approximately 10.15pm GMT/5.15pm ET/2.15pm PT
Ball vs Figueroa – How To Watch
- The card will be available to watch live on DAZN’s standard platform
- A standard DAZN subscription can be purchased from £15.99/month and annual one starts at £119.99/annum
Ball vs Figueroa – Last Three Fights
Nick Ball
- Nick Ball bt Sam Goodman – UD
- Nick Ball bt TJ Doheny – 10th round retirement
- Nick Ball bt Ronny Rios – 10th round TKO
Brandon Figueroa
- Brandon Figueroa bt Joet Gonzales – UD
- Brandon Figueroa lt Stephen Fulton – UD
- Brandon Figueroa bt Jessie Magdaleno – 9th Round KO
Undercard
- Andrew Cain (14-1-0) vs Alejandro Jair Gonzalez (19-6-3) – bantamweight (12 rounds)
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- Jack Turner (13-0-0) vs Juan Carlos Martinez Urbina (10-3-1) – super flyweight (10 rounds)
- Brad Strand (13-2-0) vs Ruben Lezama Gonzalez (12-6-0) – super bantamweight (10 rounds)
- Stephen Clarke (8-0-0) vs Lewis Howells (3-5-0) – middleweight (8 rounds)
- Lucas Szeto-Biswana (4-0-0) vs Liam Macmillan (2-4-0) – welterweight (6 rounds)
- William Birchall (3-0-0) vs Caine Singh (4-8-2) – super featherweight (6 rounds)
- Paddy Lacey (12-0-0) vs Jack Swallow (3-3-1) – middleweight (6 rounds)
- Luke Turner (1-0-0) vs Jensen Irving (5-34-2) – middleweight (4 rounds)
- Luke Prior (1-0-0) vs Ryan Frost (3-10-0) – welterweight (4 rounds)
- Sam Norris (debut) vs Jack England (1-13-1) – super featherweight (4 rounds)
- Hassan Ishaq (2-0-0) vs Leonardo Baez (5-16-0) – super bantamweight (rounds TBC)
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