The WBA World featherweight champion Nick Ball will make a fourth defence of his title when he takes on the American necessary challenger Brandon Figueroa on Saturday, February 7, on the M&S Financial institution Area in Liverpool.
Since his triumph in seizing the WBA belt from Raymond Ford in June 2024 in Riyadh, the 28-year-old Ball has registered profitable defences towards Ronny Rios, TJ Doheny and, most not too long ago, Sam Goodman, to retain his unbeaten (23-0-1, 13 KOs) standing as champion.
The occasion, stay and unique on DAZN, on February 7, will see him in world title motion for a 3rd time in his hometown of Liverpool.
Figueroa, 28 and generally known as ‘The Heartbreaker’, hails from Weslaco, Texas, and holds an expert report of 26-2-1 (19 KOs). On February 7, he can be in world title motion for a 3rd time, stay and unique on DAZN.
Figueroa already holds the excellence of being a former two-weight world champion, with him successful the WBA world tremendous bantamweight title with victory over Damien Vazquez in 2020, then including the WBC championship to his title tally with a stoppage of Luis Nery the next 12 months.
He misplaced his belts through a majority determination to Stephen Fulton earlier than shifting as much as featherweight and turning into WBC Interim world champion with a call verdict over Mark Magsayo in 2023. A second factors defeat to Fulton got here in February, however Figueroa returned to the win column with victory over Joet Gonzalez in July.
“This can be a nice struggle for Liverpool and an extension of our blockbuster starting to 2026,” mentioned promoter Frank Warren.
“We’re so happy with Nick and what he has achieved and this can be a glamour struggle, towards a recognised American expertise, that he totally deserves to have in his house metropolis.
“Figueroa represents a real risk, however we imagine Nick has the beating of everybody within the division and he’ll show this over time.
“Boxing is booming in Liverpool once more and we’re thrilled to be on the spearhead of this with Nick because the driving pressure. He delivers an ideal platform for all our different native contenders to showcase themselves on world title playing cards.”
