NICK BALL returns to the ring on Saturday night for the first defence of his WBA featherweight title.
The pint-sized pugilist, 27, will face American Ronny Rios, 34, at the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, in front of his home crowd for the first time in more than four years.
The 5ft 2in Ball has had his last two fights in Saudi Arabia, the first a controversial draw with Rey Vargas before finally getting his hand on a title belt against the previously unbeaten Raymond Ford in June.
It will be Ball’s third title fight of 2024 and his first defence of his world title in front of a sold out arena.
When is Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios?
- The fight takes place on Saturday, October 5.
- Timings are yet to be confirmed but we expect the ring walk to take place at 10.30pm.
- The card takes place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
What TV channel is showing Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios and can it be live streamed?
- Nick Ball is under Frank Warren’s Queensbury banner so the fight will take place on TNT Sports in the UK.
- TNT Sports 2 is the channel with coverage from 7pm.
- It is also on TNT Sports Ultimate for 4k viewing.
- Those in the UK can also stream it on Discovery+.
- US viewers can watch the action on ESPN+ from 2pm ET.
Who is on the card?
- Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios (WBA featherweight title)
- Henry Turner vs Jack Rafferty (British super-lightweight title)
- Andrew Cain vs Lazaro Casseres
- Jadier Herrera vs Oliver Flores
- James McGivern vs Requen Cona Facundo Arce
- Brad Strand vs Marvin Solano
- Jack Turner vs Gonzalo Corinaldesi
- Nelson Birchall vs Mark Butler
- Boma Brown vs Amine Boucetta
- Lucas Biswana vs Jakub Laskowski
- Walter Fury vs Dale Arrowsmith
- Joe Cooper vs Lukasz Barabasz
What’s been said?
Ball said: “There are a lot of big fights out there for me.
“I need to get through this and hopefully we can get one of the other champions in the ring.
“I have shown that I will go anywhere and fight anybody.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
