{"id":316752,"date":"2025-12-15T06:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T06:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/316752\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T06:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T06:28:33","slug":"ms-bank-arena-liverpool-december-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/316752\/","title":{"rendered":"M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool \u00bb December 15, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ball<\/p>\n

The WBA World featherweight champion Nick Ball will make a fourth defence of his title when he takes on the American mandatory challenger Brandon Figueroa on Saturday, February 7, at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Since his triumph in seizing the WBA belt from Raymond Ford in June 2024 in Riyadh, the 28-year-old Ball has registered successful defences against Ronny Rios, TJ Doheny and, most recently, Sam Goodman, to retain his unbeaten (23-0-1, 13 KOs) status as champion.<\/p>\n

The event, live and exclusive on DAZN, on February 7, will see him in world title action for a third time in his hometown of Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Figueroa, 28 and known as \u2018The Heartbreaker\u2019, hails from Weslaco, Texas, and holds a professional record of 26-2-1 (19 KOs). On February 7, he will be in world title action for a third time, live and exclusive on DAZN.<\/p>\n

Figueroa already holds the distinction of being a former two-weight world champion, with him winning the WBA world super bantamweight title with victory over Damien Vazquez in 2020, then adding the WBC championship to his title tally with a stoppage of Luis Nery the following year.<\/p>\n

He lost his belts via a majority decision to Stephen Fulton before moving up to featherweight and becoming WBC Interim world 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great fight for Liverpool and an extension of our blockbuster beginning to 2026,\u201d said promoter Frank Warren.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cFigueroa represents a genuine threat, but we believe Nick has the beating of everyone in the division and he will prove this over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoxing 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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