Inoue vs Ball

When is Inoue vs Ball?

Naoya Inoue could face the challenge of Nick Ball in late 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 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 4th 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, 3 months and 17 days.

Inoue vs Ball stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nick Ball would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 1 draw, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Ball, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 57%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Inoue has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue and Nick Ball fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Ball, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 193 compared to Ball's 146.

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

Inoue vs Ball form

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

In his last fight, he won against Murodjon Akhmadaliev on September 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Ramon Cardenas on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ye Joon Kim on January 24, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had defeated TJ Doheny on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had won against Luis Nery 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.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Sam Goodman on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ronny Rios on October 5, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Nick Ball.

Naoya Inoue last fought 3 months and 9 days ago, while Nick Ball's last outing was 4 months and 7 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Inoue vs Ball?

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