Espinoza vs Ball

When is Espinoza vs Ball?

Rafael Espinoza could take on Nick Ball in Summer 2025 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).

Espinoza would be making his 4th defense of the WBO World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Robeisy Ramirez in December 2023. He has held this belt for 1 year, 5 months and 22 days.

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 11 months and 30 days.

Espinoza vs Ball stats

Rafael Espinoza would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nick Ball would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 1 draw, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Espinoza would have a large advantage in power over Ball, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 59%.

Rafael Espinoza is the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Espinoza has a height advantage of 8 inches over Ball. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Rafael Espinoza and Nick Ball fight out of an orthodox stance.

Espinoza is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Ball, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Ball's 134.

Rafael Espinoza goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at featherweight.

Nick Ball is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Espinoza vs Ball form

Espinoza remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Edward Vazquez on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Robeisy Ramirez on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergio Chirino Sanchez on June 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Robeisy Ramirez on December 9, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.

He had beaten Ally Mwerangi on July 15, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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

In his last fight, he defeated TJ Doheny on March 15, 2025, by knockout 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 won against 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 defeated Isaac Dogboe on November 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nick Ball has been fighting more than Rafael Espinoza.

Rafael Espinoza last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Nick Ball's last outing was 4 months and 4 days ago.

Espinoza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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