• By Jacob BakerJacob BakerX (Twitter) | Apr 18, 2024, 11:03 AM
  • Last updated | Jun 2, 2024, 11:39 AM

On Saturday, June 1, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Raymond «Savage» Ford will go head-to-head with Nick «NB.» Ball in an 12-round featherweight showdown for WBA (Regular) World title. Find out how to watch the fight live.

Raymond Ford vs. Nick Ball

The fight is promoted by Matchroom Boxing and Queensberry Promotions.

Raymond «Savage» Ford
Raymond Ford
Savage
Nick «NB.» Ball
Nick Ball
NB.
Country USAUSA
Camden, New Jersey, USA
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Age 25 years 27 years
Pro 5 years 6 years
Height 5′ 7″ (170 cm) 5′ 2″ (157 cm)
Reach - -
Division featherweight
(126 lbs / 57,15 kg)
featherweight
(126 lbs / 57,15 kg)
Stance
Southpaw

southpaw
Orthodox

orthodox
Titles Titles held
WBA (Regular) World (featherweight)
-
Record 15 - 0 - 1
(8 KOs)
19 - 0 - 1
(11 KOs)
KOs 53% 57%
Inactive 91 days 85 days
Advant.
Current world champion
No losses
Southpaw
Younger
Favorite
No losses
More years pro
More professional fights
Less inactive days
Nick Ball won by split-decision (SD) (video).

Arena

The fight will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Date and Time

What time do the first fights start?

  • USAUSA

    The fight night will start on Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 AM New York time.

  • CanadaCanada

    The fight night will start on Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 AM Ottawa time.

  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom

    The fight night will start on Saturday, June 1 at 3:00 PM London time.

  • IrelandIreland

    The fight night will start on Saturday, June 1 at 3:00 PM Dublin time.

  • AustraliaAustralia

    The fight night will start on Sunday, June 2 at 12:00 AM Canberra time.

  • New ZealandNew Zealand

    The fight night will start on Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 AM Wellington time.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Raymond Ford versus Nick Ball?

  • To Be Announced

Full Fight/Highlights

Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, June 1?
Fight card subject to change.

Division Fighter #1 Fighter #2 Notes
heavyweight (200+ lbs)Deontay Wilder
(43 - 3 - 1)
Zhilei Zhang
(26 - 2 - 1)
light heavyweight (175 lbs)Dmitry Bivol
(22 - 0 - 0)
Malik Zinad
(22 - 0 - 0)
IBO World
WBA (Super) World
heavyweight (200+ lbs)Daniel Dubois
(20 - 2 - 0)
Filip Hrgovic
(17 - 0 - 0)
featherweight (126 lbs)Raymond Ford
(15 - 0 - 1)
Nick Ball
(19 - 0 - 1)
WBA (Regular) World
middleweight (160 lbs)Hamzah Sheeraz
(19 - 0 - 0)
Austin Williams
(16 - 0 - 0)
light heavyweight (175 lbs)Willy Hutchinson
(17 - 1 - 0)
Craig Richards
(18 - 3 - 1)
Raymond «Savage» Ford

Raymond «Savage» Ford

Raymond Ford is an American boxer.
As a professional athlete, Ford has been performing for 5 years and remains unbeaten.

Last Fight

The last fight of Raymond Ford took place on March 2, 2024 against Otabek KholmatovOtabek Kholmatov (12 - 0 - 0).
Ford won by technical knockout (TKO).

Raymond Ford vs. Otabek Kholmatov 

Raymond Ford's last fight

First World Title

On March 2, 2024 Raymond Ford became the WBA featherweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

Boxing Record

  • Total fightsTotal fights: 16
  • WinsWins: 15
  • Wins by KOWins by KO: 8
  • Wins by decWins by dec: 7
  • LossesLosses: 0
  • DrawsDraws: 1

Professional Career

How many fights did Raymond Ford have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2024-06-01 Nick Ball
(19 - 0 - 1)
Loss
SD
WBA World Featherweight
2024-03-02 Otabek Kholmatov
(12 - 0 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Featherweight (vacant)
2023-04-08 Jessie Magdaleno
(29 - 1 - 0)
Win
UD
2022-11-12 Sakaria Lukas
(25 - 1 - 1)
Win
KO
2022-06-25 Richard Medina
(13 - 0 - 0)
Win
UD
IBF North American Featherweight (vacant)
2022-02-05 Edward Vazquez
(11 - 0 - 0)
Win
SD
2021-11-27 Felix Caraballo
(13 - 3 - 2)
Win
TKO
2021-08-14 Reece Bellotti
(14 - 4 - 0)
Win
TKO
2021-03-13 Aaron Perez
(10 - 0 - 0)
Draw
SD
2020-12-19 Juan Antonio Lopez
(15 - 7 - 0)
Win
KO
2020-11-07 Rafael Reyes
(18 - 10 - 0)
Win
TKO
2020-08-15 Eric Manriquez
(7 - 10 - 1)
Win
UD
2019-12-20 Francisco Muro
(3 - 6 - 0)
Win
TKO
2019-09-13 Rafael Castillo
(1 - 3 - 0)
Win
UD
2019-06-29 Isidro Figueroa
(1 - 0 - 0)
Win
KO
2019-05-10 Aleksandrs Birkenbergs
(4 - 21 - 0)
Win
PTS
2019-03-15 Weusi Johnson
(3 - 10 - 0)
Win
UD

All Raymond Ford's Losses

Raymond Ford remains undefeated as a professional boxer.

Raymond «Savage» Ford Highlights

Nick «NB.» Ball

Nick «NB.» Ball

Nick Ball is a British boxer.
As a professional athlete, Ball has been performing for 6 years and remains unbeaten.

Last Fight

The last fight of Nick Ball took place on March 8, 2024 against Rey VargasRey Vargas (36 - 1 - 0).
Ball’s bout ended in a draw by split-decision (SD).

Nick Ball vs. Rey Vargas 

Nick Ball's last fight

Boxing Record

  • Total fightsTotal fights: 20
  • WinsWins: 19
  • Wins by KOWins by KO: 11
  • Wins by decWins by dec: 8
  • LossesLosses: 0
  • DrawsDraws: 1

Professional Career

How many fights did Nick Ball have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2024-10-05 Ronny Rios
(34 - 4 - 0)
Win
TKO
WBA World Featherweight
2024-06-01 Raymond Ford
(15 - 0 - 1)
Win
SD
WBA World Featherweight
2024-03-08 Rey Vargas
(36 - 1 - 0)
Draw
SD
WBC World Featherweight
2023-11-18 Isaac Dogboe
(24 - 3 - 0)
Win
UD
WBC Silver Featherweight
2023-05-27 Ludumo Lamati
(21 - 0 - 1)
Win
TKO
WBC Silver Featherweight
2022-11-11 Jesus Ramirez Rubio
(21 - 1 - 3)
Win
TKO
WBC Silver Featherweight
2022-07-16 Nathanael Kakololo
(14 - 3 - 1)
Win
TKO
WBC Silver Featherweight
2022-04-23 Isaac Lowe
(21 - 1 - 3)
Win
TKO
WBC Silver Featherweight (vacant)
2021-10-09 Piotr Gudel
(10 - 6 - 1)
Win
TKO
2020-07-31 Jerome Campbell
(6 - 0 - 0)
Win
PTS
2020-02-28 Ivan Godor
(20 - 72 - 4)
Win
RTD
2019-11-18 Johnson Tellez
(10 - 49 - 5)
Win
TKO
2019-09-21 Abdon Cesar
(3 - 9 - 0)
Win
PTS
2019-05-04 Michael Isaac Carrero
(13 - 48 - 6)
Win
TKO
2019-03-02 Reynaldo Cajina
(14 - 57 - 5)
Win
KO
2018-10-27 Joe Ducker
(5 - 6 - 2)
Win
TKO
2018-07-21 Brian Phillips
(4 - 0 - 0)
Win
TKO
2018-03-02 Innocent Anyanwu
(25 - 27 - 3)
Win
PTS
2017-11-04 Antonio Horvatic
(10 - 42 - 0)
Win
PTS
2017-09-29 Luke Fash
(2 - 29 - 2)
Win
PTS
2017-07-29 Jamie Quinn
(3 - 41 - 2)
Win
PTS
2017-06-30 Dmitrijs Gutmans
(4 - 19 - 1)
Win
PTS

All Nick Ball's Losses

Nick Ball remains undefeated as a professional boxer.

Nick «NB.» Ball Highlights

Jacob Baker
Who will win: Ford or Ball?

Ford and Ball are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Raymond Ford will win by unanimous decision.

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