• What: WBA Featherweight Title Bout
  • Who: Nick Ball (c) vs Sam Goodman
  • When: Saturday, August 16, 2025
  • Where: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Watch: DAZN, noon ET

The WBA featherweight title belt is on the line as champion Nick Ball does battle with challenger Sam Goodman.

The Englishman will be making his third title defense against his Australian opponent. Oddsmakers are anticipating that the champ will make short work of Goodman. Bell is set as an overwhelming -525 favorite to win the bout and retain his belt.

Let’s look at the latest betting lines for this bout. Remember, the odds are always subject to change.

WBA Featherweight Title OddsThe PickBovadaBetOnlineBetUS
Nick Ball vs Sam GoodmanBall-525-600-510

In this article, OSB will be going over each fighter, offering a predicted winner in the matchup, and also providing some additional notes and information regarding boxing picks and betting.

Fight Overview: Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman

Something is likely to give in this bout. Neither Ball nor Goodman has tasted defeat in the ring.

Fighter Spotlight: Nick Ball

Ball (22-0-1) has successfully defended his title twice. Both fights ended after 10 rounds. He's won 13 of his fights via knockout. In his first title shot, the 5-foot-2 Ball put 5-foot-10 champ Rey Vargas on the canvas twice, yet the bout was scored a draw.

Known as the Wrecking Ball, the tenacious Brit first captured the WBA Featherweight title on June 1, 2024, by split decision (113–115, 115–113, 115–113) over then-champion Raymond Ford.

Ball beat TJ Doheny in his last fight when Doheny's corner stopped the fight following the 10th round.

Fighter Spotlight: Sam Goodman

Goodman holds height (5-foot-6.5) and reach (66.5 to 65 inches) advantages over Ball. But as Ball showed against Vargas, who had a 71-inch reach, his ability to fight inside takes away that reach edge.

Goodman (20-0) hasn't lost a fight, but only eight of his wins have come by knockout. Five of those KOs came in his first nine fights.

The Aussie started as a super bantamweight before moving into the featherweight class. He won the Australian featherweight title in 2021. Goodman also won the WBO Oriental and IBF Intercontinental super bantamweight titles.

Like Ball, Goodman has fought TJ Doheny. Unlike Ball, Goodman beat Doheny by unanimous decision.

Best Ball vs Goodman Prop Bets

In a total rounds prop wager at BetOnline, 10.5 rounds is set as the benchmark. Bet the over at odds of -110. You'll get -120 if you go with the under. Both of Ball's two defenses of his WBA Featherweight title belt have ended in the 10th round. However, his four previous bouts each went 12 rounds.

Ball to win by knockout, TKO, or disqualification is set with odds of -130. Should you bet Ball to win by decision or technical decision, the betting line is +220. Goodman to win by knockout, TKO, or DQ will garner you boxing betting odds of +1400. As well, if you wager on the fight to finish in a draw, the boxing betting lines show +1400 for this outcome as well.

Wagering on the fight to go the distance will draw betting odds of +110. Calling on the fight to end between Rounds 7-12 garners a betting line of +150. If you bet the fight to conclude between rounds 1-6, that offers a betting line of +350.

Best Bet To Win WBA Featherweight Title

This is familiar territory for Ball. The Liverpool man has twice fought for the WBA Featherweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His first title shot against Vargas ended in a draw. However, in his next bout, he dethroned Ford by split decision to win the title.

Nick Ball To retain WBA Featherweight title vs Sam Goodman
Bovada
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Boxing fans are critical of Ball for this matchup. They feel he's ducking tougher opponents to ensure he'll maintain his title. And in this case, they're probably right. Goodman is a game fighter, but he's biting off more than he can chew here. Take Ball to win and retain his WBA Featherweight title belt in the boxing picks.

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