Ball vs Figueroa

Who won Ball vs Figueroa?

Brandon Figueroa beat Nick Ball by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, February 7th, 2026, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBA featherweight championship of the world.

Figueroa was defending his his WBA World Featherweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Nick Ball in February 2026. He had held this belt for 7 days. This fight was a mandatory contest for Ball's WBA Belt.

Also on the undercard Andrew Cain beat Alejandro Jair Gonzalez for the WBC World Bantamweight championship, and Jack Turner defeated Juan Carlos Martinez Urbina.

Ball vs Figueroa stats

Nick Ball stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brandon Figueroa made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Figueroa had an advantage in power over Ball, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 57%.

Nick Ball was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Figueroa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ball. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Nick Ball and Brandon Figueroa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ball was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 1 month later than Figueroa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 40 fewer professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Figueroa's 198.

Brandon Figueroa was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Ball vs Figueroa form

Ball had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Sam Goodman on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated TJ Doheny on March 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in the 10th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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

Before that, he had won against Raymond Ford on June 1, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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.

Figueroa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Joet Gonzalez on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jessie Magdaleno on May 4, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Mark Magsayo on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

He had won against Carlos Castro on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nick Ball had been fighting more than Brandon Figueroa.

Going into this contest, Nick Ball had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Brandon Figueroa's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Ball's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ball vs Figueroa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:40 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ball vs Figueroa?

The DAZN show began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 8:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ball vs Figueroa?

Nick Ball was a 7/25 (-360) favorite going into the contest, while Brandon Figueroa made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.