Overview

• Ball retained his WBA featherweight title with a unanimous decision in Riyadh, winning 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113.
• The result extended Ball’s record to 23-0-1 and maintained Britain’s unbroken line of male world champions.
• Goodman’s move up from super-bantamweight ended with his first professional loss, dropping him to 20-1.
• Despite a cut above his right eye in the final round, Ball still secured the win.
• He immediately called for a bout with Naoya Inoue as the Riyadh undercard underscored Saudi Arabia’s rising role in global boxing.