The Liverpudlian emerged from a scrappy, ugly fight with TJ Doheny, in which he escaped punishment after kicking out at his opponent, to stand in line to face Japan’s legendary four-weight world champ

WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball nearly lost his title in unceremonious fashion on Saturday after he kicked an opponent after the round ended.

PORTLAOISE’S TJ DOHENY went out on his shield in his bid to become a two-weight boxing world champion on Saturday night. Doheny, 38, was stopped by defending WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball in front of a home crowd in Liverpool,

Nick Ball ground down TJ Doheny to secure victory after 10 rounds in a second defence of his WBA world featherweight title Saturday.

Nick Ball retained his WBA featherweight title in front of a buoyant home crowd in Liverpool but his stoppage of TJ Doheny after 10 bruising rounds was not without controversy.

FEATHERWEIGHT world champion Nick Ball will be putting his belt on the line as he faces former champion TJ Doheny TONIGHT. Ball, 27, will be defending his featherweight title for the third time in