Ball vs Nery

When is Ball vs Nery?

Nick Ball could fight Luis Nery in Autumn/Fall 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 vs Nery stats

Nick Ball would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Nery would make his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nery would have an advantage in power over Ball, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 57%.

Nick Ball is the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Nick Ball fights out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Nery is a southpaw.

Ball is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 1 month later than Nery, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 38 fewer professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Nery's 196.

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

Luis Nery is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Ball vs Nery form

Ball has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Brandon Figueroa on February 7, 2026, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sam Goodman on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Nery has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Sathaporn Saart on October 26, 2025, by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Bishkek Arena, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kyonosuke Kameda on February 22, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on May 6, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Froilan Saludar on July 8, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Metepec, México, Mexico.

He had defeated Azat Hovhannisyan on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Pomona, California, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nick Ball has been fighting more than Luis Nery.

Nick Ball last fought 6 months and 4 days ago, while Luis Nery's last outing was 9 months and 16 days ago.

Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Nery's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

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