Unbeaten WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball (20-0-1, 11 KOs) will make a first defense of his title in a Liverpool homecoming fight on Saturday October 5 at the M&S Bank Arena, exclusively live on TNT Sports in the UK. Ball will face Ronny Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), who is coming off of a fifth-round KO victory back in April.
“I literally cannot wait to fight in Liverpool again, this time as a world champion,” said Ball. “It has been over four years and it will be really special for me.
“Local interest in me and the other lads in the city is growing all the time and we all want to make Liverpool a regular destination for Frank and Queensberry. We’ve got the fighters to make this happen and I am sure the people will get behind us all.
“It has been a dream year for me with two world title fights so far, so to cap it off by defending my belt at home is the icing on the cake and I am so excited.”
Ball makes for good fights.
– I have become a big Nick Ball fan.
– This guy is a combination of a pocket rocket and the Energizer bunny.
– Go Nick, go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Might be a showcase fight for Ball. Rios is undersized at 126 and fresh back from retirement. I think Ball dominates him.
Home fights are fixed fights for champs neutral arenas are best for both no home court advantages
SInce I have similar name to Mr. Ball, Nick, I feel that really when you win a title by split descision, the man you beat should be able to get a return match. Also of course, when Mr Ball had that draw in that other title fight, he also should have been given the opportunity to get the next shot at that champion.
While it is always possible he may lose the title against Mr. Rios, what about the boxers who are ahead of him in the WBA rankings. Should they not be considered first? I am not trying to be critical of Nick, but he and many other boxers always seem to have this happen. How can people then take boxing seriously?