Overview
- Queensberry Promotions announced the title fight for Feb. 7 at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena with worldwide streaming on DAZN.
- Ball enters at 23-0-1 (13 KOs) after winning the belt in 2024 and making defenses against Ronny Rios, TJ Doheny and Sam Goodman, including a tough August outing in Riyadh.
- Figueroa, 26-2-1 (19 KOs), is the WBA’s mandatory challenger and a former titlist at super bantamweight and featherweight.
- The challenger’s 2025 included a loss to Stephen Fulton in February followed by a narrow victory over Joet Gonzalez in July.
- The promotion is branding the matchup “A Tall Order” to highlight Ball at 5-foot-2 against Figueroa at 5-foot-9, with Frank Warren hailing it as a major night for Liverpool.