Ball vs Rios

Who won Ball vs Rios?

Nick Ball beat Ronny Rios by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool.

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 for the WBA featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Rafferty vs Turner for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship.

Ball vs Rios stats

Nick Ball stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Ronny Rios made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Nick Ball was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Rios had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ball. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Nick Ball and Ronny Rios fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ball was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 8 months later than Rios, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 120 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Rios' 244.

Ronny Rios was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Ball vs Rios form

Ball remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Raymond Ford on June 1, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Lodumo Lamati on May 27, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

He had defeated Jesus Ramirez Rubio on November 11, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Rios had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Murodjon Akhmadaliev on June 25, 2022, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tech Port Arena, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Oscar Negrete on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Diego De La Hoya on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Olea on April 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Forum, Inglewood.

He had been beaten by Azat Hovhannisyan on March 9, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at The Hangar, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nick Ball had been fighting more than Ronny Rios.

Going into this contest, Nick Ball had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Ronny Rios' last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 10 days ago.

Ball's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Rios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ball vs Rios start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ball vs Rios?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Ball vs Rios?

Nick Ball was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Ronny Rios made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.