NICK BALL defends his featherweight title in his hometown of Liverpool – and is facing TJ Doheny RIGHT NOW!
Ball, one of the most exciting fighters in British boxing, will undoubtedly be the favourite and a victory against TJ Doheny could pave the way for one or more unification bouts later this year.
Doheny, 38, was stopped in September by Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue and may view this dust-up as his final chance for a world title – a Ball win could see him face Inoue next.
The pair had to be separated by security as the weigh-in descended into chaos on Friday, before Ball and Doheny were warned by the referee after Ball KICKED his rival after a tangle at the end of round one.
Andrew Cain and Charlie Edwards earlier met for the British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles, with Cain winning a split decision after a boring fight.
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Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – Round 7
Nick Ball is back on with the pressure from the first second as he lands big punches in the pocket.
Ball is showing his youth here showing the stamina of a hungry champion wanting more.
Doheny is starting to slow down and less punches are coming Ball’s way.
Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – Round 6
Ball is back on the pressure this round and lands some fantastic punches.
A quick pause in action as Doheny’s laces are untied.
Ball lands a great one-two combination that looked brilliant in slow motion.
A great round from Ball as we reach the midway mark.
Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – Round 5
A good round by Doheny here in the fifth, as he does slow Ball’s rhythm well, with consistent in and out attacks.
Ball seemed to struggle to get his combinations off this round and seemed frustrated at himself going back to the corner.
The champion will be hoping to go up a gear in these next few rounds.
Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – Round 4
Doheny is very much trying to slow this fight down to his pace, however, the man from Liverpool is just so relentless with his forward pressure.
Some great punches to the body land on Doheny who is just enough to keep up with Ball.
Another good round by the champion.
Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – Round 3
Ball very much in control of this fight, upping the tempo and throwing much more punches in this round.
Doheny does land a nice straight hand, but Ball shows no sign of effectiveness.
Ball responds with some excellent combinations that are landing at will.
A fantastic left hook lands over the top as the Irishman tried to evade but it lands perfectly on the temple just before the end of the round.
Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – Round 2
A much closer round two sees both men land nice combinations on each other.
Ball, still much the aggressor, is looks for a powerful right hand over the top that almost lands but Doheny does well to read it.
Doheny, now 38, shows his experience well and is holding his own in this fight.
Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – Round 1
Nick Ball, known as one of the best featherweights has a fantastic start to this fight.
He begins with a nice one-two down the middle of Doheny’s guard that does make the Irishman stumble.
Ball being the shorter boxer, is very quick in his entries into the inside and lands some fantastic straight right hands.
controversial way to end the round? as the bell rings, Ball knees Doheny in the back of the leg that clearly hurts Doheny.
We’ll see if that effects the rest of the fight.
Its main event time!
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is upon us, Nick ball defends his WBA world featherweight belt against the very experienced TJ Doheny.
Not only is this a great fight but the two men have been going back and forth, and it all erupted at the weigh-ins.
They very almost had premature blows had it not been for the intervention of security.
Tensions rose between the pair as a fired-up Doheny fired verbal jabs the way of WBA 126lbs titleholder.
Ball wasn’t in the mood to let the Irishman have the final word, saying: “You’re not ready”, before they continued to trade verbal barbs.
This gonna be a good one folks, Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny is coming up next.
The New WBA International Super-flyweight champion
After that fantastic KO victory, Jack Turner becomes the new WBA International Super-flyweight champion.
He then spoke to the ringside reporter about his fantastic performance.
“He said: “Never judge a book by it’s cover!”
“I think I’m gonna go through the lot of them [speaking about the super-flyweight division]
“You haven’t seen what I can do, I’m very happy with my performance”.
HUGE KO!
Jack Turner KNOCKS OUT Farrag in the second round with a devasting left hook that lands flush on the chin.
After a great end to the first round, Turner comes out the blocks and goes in for the finish with a huge flurry that Farrag can’t stop.
A fantastic win from Turner, he now goes to 11-0.
Jack Turner vs Ryan Farrag – Round 1
It’s very much youth vs experience in this match-up with their being a 14 year age gap between the two.
Some nice exchanges between the two men to start this contest.
Turner lands a nice combination to the head and follows up with a great body shot.
Turner almost goes for the kill there at the end of first round, as he lets the hands go and puts Farrag in the corner.
But the bell rings for the end of a great round.
Vacant WBA International Super-flyweight belt up for grabs
Just before the main event, we now have Jack Turner facing Ryan Farrag.
Jack Turner has 10 wins and zero losses with nine of those coming by finish.
He last fought Piero Ponte and won by TKO last December.
His opponent Farrag is 23-5 and last fought in November where he beat Adam Yahaya by decision.
Andrew Cain wins by split decision.
The Judges score the bout: 115-114 Cain, 115-113 Edwards, and 116-112 Cain.
Andrew Cain wins the British and Commonwealth Bantamweight titles.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 12
A decent round for Edwards sees him land some nice punches that have most likely seen him win the round.
A large sound of boo’s once again ring around the arena.
We now wait for the Judges’ scorecards for a decision.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 11
The one thing you can say about this fight is that Edwards has a very good engine.
He’s kept Cain very frustrated throughout this whole fight.
We go into the last round of this fight in what could be a close decision on the judges’ scorecards.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 10
Cain starts the round mimicking his opponent again, but the ref stops him and says that he must engage.
Edwards’ feet have slowed a lot in this round, meaning there was much more action compared to most of the other rounds.
A nice exchange from the two men at the end of the round, hopefully this is the start of more action.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 9
Another similar round to the past eight.
Cain lands a nice hook on the middle of the round but Edwards is unfazed.
Edwards is showing his impressive cardio, he hasn’t stopped all night.
Three rounds to go.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 8
Slightly more aggression is shown by Edwards, who lands a few nice one-twos.
A nice exchange between the two men at the end of the round as Cain lands a nice hook, but Edwards counters with a straight right of his own.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 7
Edwards is still moving around the ring but he does catch Cain with a nice straight hand at the start of the round.
More boos ring around the arena, as many fans were hoping for a much better contest.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 6
A few boos in the crowd now as the audience grows frustrated with the fight.
The two men barely land anything in the round, however, Edwards is naturally slowing down with his circling, which could lead to openings.
It’ll be interesting to see how the judges view the contest.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 5
Cain is trying to find openings in Edwards, but he is only showing short single shots that aren’t doing much.
Some nice combos are landing now for Cain, who is showing real frustration, wanting his opponent to stand and exchange with him.
A little bit of showboating from Cain at the end of the round who mimics Edwards’ circling.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 4
Another nice round from Cain who is looking to try and slow down Edwards.
He lands a good hook to the body, trying to get anything clean to land.
Edwards is still just circling the ring, not landing many punches.
It will be interesting to see if he can keep this tactic up for all 12 rounds.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 3
Cain is looking very confident in this third round, with his hands down trying to get on the inside.
He’s looking quite frustrated with his opponent however, as Edwards isn’t showing any openings.
Edwards is going to have to be more aggressive if he wants to win this fight.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 2
A close-up of Edwards in the corner shows a cut on his temple with blood spilling, which will definitely be something to keep an eye on as we go into the next rounds.
A cagey affair in this round, with not much to highlight, Edwards is circling the ring well getting out of any attacks.
Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – Round 1
A fast start by the two men for this 12 round contest.
Cain is dominating the centre of the ring as he lands some nice jabs to keep his opponent on the outside.
A very fast tempo in this fight with both men explosive with there combinations.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
