Nick Ball, who retained his WBA featherweight title with a powerful and as soon as once more thrilling efficiency, Ball stopping a recreation Ronny Rios within the tenth spherical in his native Liverpool on Saturday night time, ought to by all rights be holding two world title belts now. Ball, as all these followers who noticed the March battle know, was extraordinarily unfortunate to not have taken Rey Vargas’ WBC title; the battle as an alternative scored a controversial 12-round draw.
Undeterred, Ball, one of the crucial energetic world class fighters within the sport right now, fought and defeated an unbeaten Raymond Ford for the WBA belt this simply three months after the Vargas rip-off. Now, seeking to unify the 4 belts at 126 kilos, Ball needs – and absolutely deserves – a second battle with Mexico’s Vargas.
However will Vargas do the best factor and present Mexican pleasure in giving Ball a rematch?
“I’d just like the Vargas battle,” Ball stated after taking good care of the gutsy Rios. “To get the inexperienced and gold belt. That inexperienced one can be good to get as a result of that needs to be mine anyway.”
Certainly, Ball was robbed of a win in March. Vargas just about fiddled his method by way of the battle, with him under no circumstances combating like a typical Mexican warrior. Tall for the load, Vargas did field successfully at instances, however he was far too destructive, moaning to the referee a number of instances all through. Vargas has to know deep down that he misplaced the battle, and the person from Otumba in Mexico ought to play honest and grant Ball a rematch. Vargas, 36-1-1(22) ought to truly be the person calling for the return battle, with him desirous to battle Ball once more to show he’s the higher fighter of the 2.
However we’ve heard nothing from Vargas because the March battle and we do not know what the 33 12 months outdated goals to do subsequent. Ball, although, will proceed calling Vargas out, jarring his pleasure, for so long as he holds that inexperienced belt. Solely time will inform if Vargas will present sportsmanship and battle Ball a second time.
Ball could be the perfect featherweight on the planet proper now, and the 27-year-old simply needs the prospect to show it. If Vargas isn’t keen to bop once more, will the opposite reigning 126 pound belt-holders conform to rumble with Ball? The featherweight division wants a large star, and possibly Ball can develop into this star. If the opposite guys on the market will face him, that’s. Ball, a throwback fighter, has made it clear he’ll battle anybody, and as such, the stress is on the opposite featherweight champions to man up and battle him. Can anybody at 126 kilos beat Ball? Will we discover out on the highest degree?
