Ball vs Collins

When is Ball vs Collins?

Nick Ball could potentially square off against Nathaniel Collins in Spring 2026 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, 3 months and 14 days.

Ball vs Collins stats

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

Nathaniel Collins would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Ball would have a slight advantage in power over Collins, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Collins' 47%.

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

Collins has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ball.

Nick Ball fights out of the orthodox stance, while Nathaniel Collins is a southpaw.

Ball is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Collins, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Collins' 105.

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

Nathaniel Collins is currently ranked number 1 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, 15 by the IBF, and 10 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Ball vs Collins form

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

In his last fight, he defeated Sam Goodman on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated TJ Doheny on March 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in the 10th round 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.

Activity check

Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Collins' last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

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