Ball vs Dogboe

Who won Ball vs Dogboe?

Nick Ball beat Isaac Dogboe by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 18th, 2023, at AO Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 118-109, 119-108 in favor of winner Nick Ball.

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 a final eliminator for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Denzel Bentley was defeated by Nathan Heaney for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship, Ekow Essuman lost to Harry Scarff for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight belts, Liam Davies defeated Vincenzo La Femina, Hannah Rankin was defeated by Ema Kozin, and Nathaniel Collins beat Zak Miller for the BBBOC British Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship.

Ball vs Dogboe stats

Back in November 2023, Nick Ball stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Isaac Dogboe made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dogboe had a slight advantage in power over Ball, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 61%.

Nick Ball was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Ball had a height advantage of 3 inches over Dogboe. Despite this, Dogboe had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Nick Ball and Isaac Dogboe fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ball was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 10 months later than Dogboe, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 82 fewer professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Dogboe's 196.

Nick Ball went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at featherweight.

Isaac Dogboe was ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Ball vs Dogboe form

Dogboe 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 lost to Robeisy Ramirez on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Joet Gonzalez on July 23, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Minnesota.

Going into that contest, he had won against Christopher Diaz on November 20, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Adam Lopez on June 19, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had defeated Chris Avalos on July 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Ball's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Dogboe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Ball vs Dogboe start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM GMT at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ball vs Dogboe?

The ESPN+ show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ball vs Dogboe?

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