Rey Vargas D12 Nick Ball ... WBC featherweight champion Rey Vargas defended his crown by fighting to a rough draw with Nick Ball of England at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday. Vargas, wh is much taller than Ball, started well and dominated the first six rounds. In the seventh, Ball caught up with him and landed several power punches. In the eighth, Ball sent Vargas to the canvas with a left that caught him badly. And maintaining the intensity, Ball again knocked down Vargas in the eleventh round. Judge Massimo Barrovecchio saw Vargas win 114-112; Jun Bae Lim scored 116-110 in favor of Ball; while Rey Danseco scored it 113-113 to declare the tie. Vargas declared that he is willing to give Ball a rematch. Vargas’ record is now 36-1-1, with 22 KOs. knockouts, while Ball is 19-0-1, 11 knockouts.