Boxing Results: Brandon Figueroa Stops Nick Ball in 12th to Win WBA Title

Brandon Figueroa stopped Nick Ball in the 12th round to seize the WBA featherweight title, flipping a fight that appeared headed for the scorecards. The late knockout ripped the belt out of Liverpool and delivered one of the division’s most decisive finishes in recent memory.

For most of the night, Ball boxed like a champion. He met pressure with short uppercuts, worked inside without panic, and had long stretches where his timing kept Figueroa away.

By the late rounds, Ball appeared to be doing enough to protect the belt especially after a strong ninth round where he caught Figueroa clean while backed against the ropes. The fight was physical, rough, and unforgiving, but Ball appeared to be in control.

The former two-division champion Figueroa kept digging to the body, kept stepping forward, and never let the pace settle into something comfortable. His best work came when the exchanges dragged on, and Ball had less space to reset, particularly in the eighth and again in the championship rounds. Even then, it felt like a fight that might slip away on points rather than break open.

Twelfth-Round Knockdown Turns The Fight

Everything changed in the twelfth. Figueroa landed a sudden, crushing shot that dropped Ball hard, then followed with another knockdown that ended the night. Ball was left draped over the ropes, stunned, suffering the first loss of his professional career. What had been shaping up as a narrow decision instantly became a stoppage that will be replayed for years, not because it was wild, but because of how cleanly and decisively it arrived. The contest was halted at 0:32 of the 12th round by referee Steve Gray.

At the time of the stoppage, the scores were 106-103, 106-103 for Figueroa, and 107-102 for Ball.

Figueroa leaves England with the WBA belt and one of the strongest statements of his career. Ball leaves with his reputation intact, but his unbeaten record gone, undone by a challenger who refused to let the fight be decided safely. The swing from likely decision to definitive knockout was brutal, sudden, and impossible to explain away.