What was meant to be a celebratory homecoming for former WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball unraveled into a sobering night in Liverpool, as Brandon Figueroa handed the Liverpudlian the first defeat ...

*If you click on a link in this story, we will earn affiliate revenue NICK BALL has LOST his WBA featherweight title after a brutal knockout defeat to Brandon Figueroa. The Liverpudlian was minutes ...

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Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. A year after losing a world featherweight title, Brandon Figueroa won another with a dramatic 12th-round stoppage ...

Brandon Figueroa is the new WBA featherweight champion after he stops Nick Ball in the 12th and final round of their contest in Liverpool; strong>watch the Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper unification ...

A year after losing a world featherweight title, Brandon Figueroa won another with a dramatic 12th-round stoppage win over Nick Ball on Saturday. The Mexican American, known as 'The Heartbreaker,' ...

Saturday's WBA featherweight championship fight between Nick Ball and Brandon Figueroa delivered on its promise of non-stop action. In the end, Figueroa ripped the title away from Ball by scoring a ...

A much better round for Ball. Figueroa continues to walk forward but Ball catches him with some good counter work. A strong finish to the three minutes for the champion. Is it going to come down to ...

Figueroa wants to use his reach advantage and keep Ball on the end of his jab but the Liverpudlian has plenty of experience being the shorter fighter. Ball times an uppercut perfectly and rocks the ...