Ball vs Nery

When is Ball vs Nery?

Nick Ball could fight Luis Nery in Saturday 16th August 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Ball would be making his 2nd defense of the WBA World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Raymond Ford in June 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year and 8 days.

Ball vs Nery stats

Nick Ball would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Nery would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nery would have an advantage in power over Ball, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 59%.

Nick Ball is the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Nick Ball fights out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Nery is a southpaw.

Ball is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 1 month later than Nery, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 54 fewer professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Nery's 188.

Nick Ball goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at featherweight.

Luis Nery is currently ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Ball vs Nery form

Ball remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated TJ Doheny on March 15, 2025, by in the 10th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ronny Rios on October 5, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Raymond Ford on June 1, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had drawn with Rey Vargas on March 8, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had won against Isaac Dogboe on November 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Luis Nery has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Kyonosuke Kameda on February 22, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on May 6, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Froilan Saludar on July 8, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Metepec, México, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Azat Hovhannisyan on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Pomona, California, United States.

He had won against David Carmona on October 1, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nick Ball has been fighting more than Luis Nery.

Nick Ball last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Luis Nery's last outing was 5 months and 25 days ago.

Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Nery's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

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