Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman Prediction: Will Sam Goodman's perfect record be broken?

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Scheduled as the Main Card, this match is expected to be highly exciting. It will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a weight class of 126 lbs (57.2 kg). On the line in this match is the WBA World Featherweight Title, which Nick Ball currently holds. Sam Goodman is coming from a straight 20 wins, while Nick Ball has won 22 fights and drawn once. Who will win this encounter? Here at Telecom Asia, we take a look at the match’s preview and offer free betting opportunities.

Nick Ball's recent form

Nick Ball, known as “The Wrecking Ball,” is on a two-fight winning streak. The 28-year-old fighter is from Liverpool, Merseyside, and has a strong boxing foundation. His last fight was on October 5, 2024, in a Queensberry Promotion event. He defended his WBA World Featherweight Title against Ronny Rios, winning by tenth-round corner stoppage (towel) TKO. Before that, he faced Ray Ford and won by split decision. On March 8, 2024, he fought Rey Vargas in a Matchroom Boxing event. The fight ended in a split decision draw, earning him the WBC World Featherweight Title. On April 23, 2022, he won the vacant WBC Silver Featherweight Title by stopping Isaac Lowe in the sixth round. Ball has defended his title against Nathaniel Kakololo, Eduardo Ramirez, Lodumo Lamati, and Isaac Dogboe. He has also beaten top fighters like Jerome Campbell (points), Ivan Godor (TKO/KO), Johnson Tellez (KO/TKO), Abdon Cesar (unanimous decision), and Michael Isaac Carrero (KO/TKO).

Nick Ball Strength

Ball’s takedown defense is excellent at 90%. His takedown accuracy is solid at 31%. His striking is also strong, landing 49% of significant strikes. Nick Ball nominated as Prospect of the Year 2022.

Sam Goodman's recent form

Sam Goodman boasts a professional record of twenty wins, a perfect record. The 26-year-old is Fighting out of Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia, with a Foundation Style in Boxing. His last fight was on May 14, 2025, in a No Limit Boxing promotion against Cesar Vaca, which ended in a unanimous decision. This bout arose after Sam missed out on two previous opportunities against Naoya Inoue due to a severe cut he sustained during training. In 2024, He successfully defended his WBO Oriental Super Bantamweight Title against Mark Schleibs via a technical knockout in the fourth round. After that match, He faced Chainoi Worawut and won by unanimous decision. In 2023, He successfully defended his WBO Oriental, IBF Inter Continental Super Bantamweight Title against TJ Doheny via unanimous decision. He also defended it against Juan Miguel Elorde winning by technical knockout in round 8. That same year he won against Jason Cooper to retain his WBO Oriental Super Bantamweight Title. His first taste for these titles came in 2020 and 2021 when he was faced with Richie Mepranum (via technical knockout in the sixth round), and Fumiya Fuse (via unanimous decision). In 2021, he won the vacant Australasian Featherweight Title against Nort Beauchamp by technical knockout in the sixth round. Other boxers he has fought and won against are Zhong Liu (via Unanimous decision), Miguel Flores (via unanimous decision), Raeese Aleem (via split decision), and Daniel Carr (via unanimous decision).

Sam Goodman`s Strength

Sam Goodman is a decent fighter, but has absolutely zero head movement.

Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Three of the last five matches for Nick Ball ended in a point decision. The bookies have Nick Ball to win by majority decision at 5.50 odds in the 1xbet bookmaker.
• Five of the last five matches for Sam Goodman ended in a point decision. The bookies have Sam Goodman to win by majority decision at 34.00 odds in the 1xbet bookmaker.

Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman Expert Betting Tip

Sam Goodman was robbed of a blockbuster world title shot against Naoya Inoue, after suffering a cut in sparring. In a bizarre twist of fate, Nick Ball has prepared for his Goodman defence by sharing the ring with the person who cut him. Sam Goodman is ready for a big performance and this could turn into the fight of the year. 17 of Ball’s 20 wins have come by KO/TKO (85% finish rate), so Nick Ball has a higher chance to finish Sam Goodman. The more I watch of Sam Goodman the more convinced I am that Ball will walk through him relatively early, he’s clearly a decent fighter but has absolutely zero head movement which against Nick Ball is like bringing a banana to a gun fight.

Our First prediction is W1 to win by KO, TKO or DQ at 1.80 odds on 1xbet

Our Second Prediction is either a win by technical knockout with odds at 2.20 on Bet365

Our third prediction is W1 to win by KO, TKO or DQ and Under 10.5 rounds at 2.20 odds on Betway