Nick Ball is fast establishing himself as an exciting fighter who always comes to fight.
WBA World Featherweight champion Nick ‘The Wrecking’ Ball stopped the former IBF Super Bantam champion TJ ‘The Power’ Doheny after ten rounds on Saturday night at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. 442.7K Chris Eubank Jnr. and Conor Benn speak to the media in London ahead of their clash in April. NOW PLAYING In the main event, WBA world featherweight champion Nick ‘The Wrecking’ Ball, 22-0-1 (13) stopped the former southpaw IBF super bantamweight champ TJ ‘The Power’ Doheny, 26-6 (20) at the end of ten rounds of action of a close fight. In the first round, it went back and forth with Doheny having an edge. In the final seconds, Ball had Doheny in the corner. When Doheny turned around to sit down, Ball kicked him in the back of the leg, dropping him. He could have been DQ’d by referee Michael Alexander, who merely warned Ball. In the second round, Doheny showboated and out landed Ball at times with 3-punch combinations in the round. In the third round, the 38-year-old Doheny continued outsmarting Ball until Ball landed the final punch of the round. In the fourth round, Doheny landed more 3-punch combinations. Ball, out of frustration, started using dirty tactics with his forearm without warning from referee Alexander. In the fifth round’s last half minute, Ball finally rocked Doheny with a right on the chin, staggering him. In the sixth round, Doheny used all his experience to counter the oncoming ball for the most part. In the eighth round’s final minute, Ball missed with three punches and got countered by Doheny. In the end, Ball seems to land more than Doheny. In the ninth Doheny’s right eye was closing as Ball threw him to the canvas, causing referee Alexander to take a point from him. In the tenth, Ball landed a flurry of unanswered punches in the first minute. Doheny fought back in spurts. Doheny was exhausted at the end of the round. His corner stopped the fight, but Doheny definitely is a warrior.
Following the win over Doheny , Ball has engaged Japanese Monster Naoya Inoue in a banter on social media.
Whatever ensues should be worth watching.
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