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Nick Ball will face Sam Goodman at the ANB Arena, Riyadh.<\/p>\nNick Ball will fight to defend his WBA featherweight title this week when he faces Sam Goodman in Saudi Arabia. The Liverpudlian will meet his challenger at Riyadh’s ANB Arena on the undercard of Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte, with fans able to order the fight on DAZN<\/a>.<\/p>\n Liverpool FC supporter Ball will fight the evening after the Reds kick off the new Premier League season on Friday (August 15), which sees them begin their own title defence with a home clash against Bournemouth. It comes after Arne Slot’s men fell short in the Community Shield on Sunday, losing to Crystal on penalties after a 2-2 draw in normal time.<\/p>\n Ball, 28, will put his belt on the line for the third time against ‘The Ghost’, who boasts an unbeaten twenty-fight winning streak (8 KOs). However, all streaks must end, and the former super-bantamweight challenger, 26, faces a daunting task against Ball, who carries an equally impressive 22-0-1 (13 KOs) record.<\/p>\n The ‘Wrecking Ball’ secured his WBA featherweight strap in a thrilling encounter last summer against American Raymond Ford, with Ball claiming a tight victory after 12 rounds. His most recent bout came in December against TJ Doheny at the M&S Bank Arena, with Ball securing victory with a 10th-round stoppage, reports the Liverpool Echo<\/a>.<\/p>\n He enters his upcoming contest full of confidence and believing he possesses the upper hand. Speaking to The Ring<\/a>, he said: “He’ll probably stand and try and fight, won’t he?<\/p>\n “He wants to become world champion. Then he’ll realise he can’t do that and I’ll take over. Either way, whatever way it’s going to go, it’s going to be in my favour.”<\/p>\n Watch Ball vs Goodman live on DAZN<\/p>\n \u00a319.99<\/p>\n DAZN<\/p>\n Order the fight here<\/a><\/p>\n Nick Ball will defend his WBA featherweight title on Saturday, August 16, when he fights Sam Goodman in Riyadh.<\/p>\n Fans can order the fight on DAZN PPV for \u00a319.99 or get it free with a DAZN Annual plan.<\/p>\n To find out if Ball will retain his WBA Featherweight champion title later this month, here’s when the Ball vs Goodman match is scheduled and how to watch it in the UK.<\/p>\n Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman fight date and time<\/p>\n The Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman<\/a> fight will take place on Saturday, August 16, with the event due to get underway at 5.45pm BST. The ringwalk times for the undercard are yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n The full fight card will be broadcast live on DAZN pay-per-view<\/a> in the UK. The fight is now available to order as part of the Itauma vs Whyte card for \u00a319.99 or can be streamed for free with a DAZN Annual plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boxing fans who don’t already have a DAZN subscription can also enjoy more than 185 fights per year across boxing, bare knuckle boxing, MMA and kickboxing with a monthly or annual subscription, starting at \u00a314.99. DAZN can be accessed anywhere using the DAZN app on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, games consoles, streaming devices and any device with a web browser.<\/p>\n The Ball vs Goodman fight will not be shown on Sky Sports<\/a> or TNT Sports<\/a>, as DAZN holds the exclusive broadcast rights for this event. However, other sporting fixtures can be watched on both providers, including the upcoming Premier League season.<\/p>\n What is the full fight card?Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte \u2013 HeavyweightNick Ball vs Sam Goodman \u2013 FeatherweightRay Ford vs Abraham Nova \u2013 Super featherweightFilip Hrgovic vs David Adeleye \u2013 HeavyweightHayato Tsutsumi vs Qais Ashfaq \u2013 Super featherweight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Ball will make the third defence of his WBA featherweight title this week when he fights on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2628,2560,26798,979,134,1758,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-63300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-barclays-premier-league","tag-boxing","tag-community-shield","tag-deals","tag-liverpool-fc","tag-shopping","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755062659_342_0_Untitled-7jpeg.jpg\")
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Sam ‘The Ghost’ Goodman remains undefeated after 20 professional fights.How to watch the Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman fight<\/p>\n