WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball (pictured) will make a fourth defense of his title when he takes on American mandatory challenger Brandon Figueroa on Saturday, February 7th at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Since seizing the WBA belt from Raymond Ford in June 2024 in Riyadh, the 28 year-old Ball has registered successful defenses against Ronny Rios, TJ Doheny and most recently, Sam Goodman, to retain his unbeaten (23-0-1, 13 KOs) status. The event on February 7th, live and exclusive on DAZN, will see him in world title action for a third time in his home city of Liverpool.

 

Figueroa, age 28, hails from Weslaco in Texas and holds a professional record of 26-2-1 (19 KOs). "The Heartbreaker" already olds the distinction of being a former two-weight world champion, having won the WBA super bantamweight title with victory over Damien Vazquez in 2020, then adding the WBC championship with a stoppage of Luis Nery the following year. He lost his belts via a majority decision to Stephen Fulton before moving up to featherweight and becoming WBC interim champion with a decision verdict over Mark Magsayo in 2023. A second points defeat to Fulton came in February, but Figueroa returned to the win column with victory over Joet Gonzalez in July.

 

“This is a great fight for Liverpool and an extension of our blockbuster beginning to 2026,” said promoter Frank Warren. “We are so proud of Nick and what he has accomplished and this is a glamour fight, against a recognised American talent, that he fully deserves to have in his home city. Figueroa represents a genuine threat, but we believe Nick has the beating of everyone in the division and he will prove this over time. Boxing is booming in Liverpool again and we are thrilled to be at the spearhead of this with Nick as the driving force. He delivers a perfect platform for all our other local contenders to showcase themselves on world title cards.”