Vargas vs Ball II

When is Vargas vs Ball II?

Rey Vargas could take on Nick Ball in Spring 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Vargas vs Ball II stats

Rey Vargas would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nick Ball would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Vargas would have a slight advantage in power over Ball, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Ball's 57%.

Rey Vargas is the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Vargas has a height advantage of 3 inches over Ball. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Rey Vargas and Nick Ball fight out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 2 months earlier than Ball, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 122 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Ball's 124.

Rey Vargas goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at featherweight.

Nick Ball is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Vargas vs Ball II form

Rey Vargas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Nick Ball on March 8, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by O’Shaquie Foster on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had won against Leonardo Baez on November 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had beaten Tomoki Kameda on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

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

In his last fight, he 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Raymond Ford on June 1, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nick Ball has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Rey Vargas last fought 1 year and 12 days ago, while Nick Ball's last outing was 5 months and 15 days ago.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Ball's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

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