‘That’s an advantage’ – Frank Warren shocked by huge height difference on Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou undercard

Frank Warren was stunned by the height difference between Rey Vargas and Nick Ball for their WBC featherweight title clash.

Ball and Vargas will face each other on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Friday night.

There is high stakes for Merseyside star Ball, who could be involved in Warren and Eddie Hearn's planned five-fight tournament with details set to be announced next week.

The pair met at Wednesday's press conference and came together during an intense face-off on stage.

To fans' surprise, there was a huge height difference between the fighters, with Vargas towering over Ball by a significant distance.

Ball stands at 5ft 2in, while his Mexican opponent has a huge height advantage at 5ft 7in.

It is unclear how much of an impact this could have on the night, but Warren was stunned by exactly how vast the advantage could be.

"It's a tough fight, I didn't realise the absolute [size] disparity," Ball's promoter Warren told marvelbet369.com.

"I think that's an advantage for Nick and I hope that's an advantage, he'll even make himself smaller.

"All Vargas will be doing is punching down and maybe trying to lift his shots up.