When is Ball vs Fulton?
Nick Ball could take on Stephen Fulton in Spring 2026 the United States.
The fight would be contested over 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 4th 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, 6 months and 30 days.
Ball vs Fulton 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.
Stephen Fulton would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Ball would have a large advantage in power over Fulton, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Fulton's 35%.
Nick Ball is the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.
Fulton has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ball. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Nick Ball and Stephen Fulton fight out of an orthodox stance.
Ball is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 8 months later than Fulton, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Fulton's 185.
Nick Ball goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at featherweight.
Stephen Fulton is currently ranked number 4 by The Ring in the 126lb division.
Ball vs Fulton form
Ball remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight, he beat 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 beaten 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 won against 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 beaten 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.
Stephen Fulton has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to O’Shaquie Foster on December 6, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Brandon Figueroa 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 won against Carlos Castro on September 14, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.
He had defeated Daniel Roman on June 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota, United States.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Nick Ball has been fighting more than Stephen Fulton.
Nick Ball last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Stephen Fulton's last outing was 3 months and 13 days ago.
Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.
Fulton's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.
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