Inoue vs Ball

When is Inoue vs Ball?

Naoya Inoue could face the challenge of Nick Ball in Summer 2026 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).

Inoue vs Ball stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 33 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 a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Ball, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 57%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 4 years, at 33 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 8 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 59 more professional rounds, totaling 217 compared to Ball's 158.

Nick Ball is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Inoue vs Ball form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Junto Nakatani on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Alan Picasso on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had won against 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Naoya Inoue last fought 1 month and 19 days ago, while Nick Ball's last outing was 4 months and 14 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 28 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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