On March 8, 2024, Rey Vargas (36-1, 22 KOs), the featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against the reigning WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball (19-0, 11 KOs).
Rey Vargas is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to O'Shaquie Foster, 1 year and 26 days ago. Nick Ball is on a 19-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Isaac Dogboe, 3 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Rey Vargas at 99-1 winning odds. Nick Ball really doesn't have much to present against Vargas.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Vargas is now 36-1-1 and Ball, 19-0-1.