Overview
- The WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball (22-0-1, 13 KOs) faces unbeaten Australian Sam Goodman (20-0, 8 KOs) as chief support to Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte at Riyadh’s ANB Arena on Saturday, August 16 (Sunday, August 17 AEST).
- Ball captured the featherweight belt last summer against Raymond Ford and most recently stopped T.J. Doheny in December to secure his second defence.
- Goodman moved up from super-bantamweight after twice withdrawing from scheduled bouts with Naoya Inoue due to sparring cuts to claim his first world-title shot.
- DAZN holds exclusive pay-per-view rights in the UK, with Australian fans able to purchase the full Itauma-Whyte card through Foxtel Main Event or Kayo PPV for A$49.95.
- Estimated ring times place Ball vs Goodman around 6 a.m. AEST on Sunday, with the heavyweight main event expected shortly after 7 a.m. AEST.