Ball vs Lamati

Who won Ball vs Lamati?

Nick Ball beat Lodumo Lamati by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday 27th May 2023 at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena) in Belfast.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Luis Alberto Lopez beating Michael Conlan for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Anthony Cacace beat Damian Wrzesinski.

Ball vs Lamati stats

Back in May 2023, Nick Ball stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Lodumo Lamati made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw.

Nick Ball was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Lamati had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ball. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Nick Ball & Lodumo Lamati fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ball was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 year and 2 months later than Lamati, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 52 less professional rounds, 102 to Lamati's 154.

Nick Ball went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC and 7 by the WBO at featherweight.

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Ball's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ball vs Lamati start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ball vs Lamati?

Ball vs Lamati was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Ball vs Lamati?

Nick Ball was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Lodumo Lamati made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.