Queensberry Promotions chief Frank Warren has revealed that an announcement on WBA featherweight world champion Nick Ball’s (22-0-1, 13 KOs) next fight is imminent.
The British promoter also revealed that talks are already underway for a potential blockbuster clash against two-weight undisputed champion Naoya Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) later this year or in early 2026.
Speaking to Boxing News, the 73-year-old revealed, “I like Nick in the fight. Inoue, I’m a massive, massive fan. Guys get caught. It’s when they get up and win. That’s fighters who can take a punch when you can get off the floor and come back. He’s a quality, quality fighter.”
The Hall of Fame promoter confirmed that preliminary discussions with Inoue’s team have already taken place, with the four-weight world champion potentially moving up to a fifth weight class for the bout, “They’re up for it,” Warren said of Team Inoue. “As I say, they gotta win their respective fights, come through those, and I’m sure we’ll get it done.”
Liverpudlian Ball's immediate focus, however, is his next challenge. “We’re announcing a big fight [for Nick] in a couple of weeks’ time,” Warren revealed.
“We get that done, Nick’s got to win, and he’s going to have another fight. Then, hopefully, we get him [and Inoue] on at the end of the year or February in what I believe will be a super-fight.”