British pressure fighter Nick Ball makes the maiden defense of his WBA featherweight title against American Ronny Rios at home in Liverpool. The Sporting News will provide undercard results and a full report on the main event.

Nick Ball completed his first successful defence of his WBA featherweight title with an impressive 10th round stoppage victory over Ronny Rios in Liverpool.

Nick Ball looks like the world's leading 126 pounds boxer after he battered Ronny Rios in 10 rounds of a first defense of his WBA world featherweight title Saturday.

Nick Ball successfully defended his WBA featherweight title today in Liverpool, dropping Ronny Rios three times en route to a 10th round TKO victory. Ball (21-0-1, 12 KO) continued his breakout year in 2024 by putting Rios down in the third and seventh rounds,

WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball will face veteran Ronny Rios in a title fight in Ball’s hometown of Liverpool at the M&S Bank Arena.

Nick Ball is guaranteed a tumultuous reception when he steps into the ring at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool to make the first defence of his WBA featherweight belt on Saturday. The fighter from Kirkby in Merseyside is back in action in his own backyard for the first time since stopping Ivan Godor after just one round in February 2020 at Liverpool's Grand Central Hall.

Nick Ball (20-0-1, 11 KOs) will soon make the first defence of his WBA featherweight title against Ronny Rios (34-4, 17 KOs). The two fighters headline a Queensberry Promotions card at the Echo Arena in Liverpool,