Ball vs Goodman

When is Ball vs Goodman?

Nick Ball could take on Sam Goodman in Saturday 16th August 2025 Riyadh.

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 11 days.

Ball vs Goodman 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.

Sam Goodman would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Ball would have an advantage in power over Goodman, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Goodman's 40%.

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

Goodman has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ball. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Nick Ball and Sam Goodman fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ball's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Goodman's, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months earlier than Goodman, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 13 fewer professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Goodman's 147.

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

Ball vs Goodman 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.

Goodman remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Cesar Vaca Espinoza on May 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Thattana Luangphon on July 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark Schleibs on March 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong.

Before that, he had won against Zhong Liu on December 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont.

He had defeated Miguel Flores on October 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nick Ball has been fighting more than Sam Goodman.

Nick Ball last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Sam Goodman's last outing was 3 months and 2 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.

Goodman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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