M&S BANK ARENA, LIVERPOOL -- Liverpool super-flyweight prospect Jack Turner increased his knockout streak to four straight against his toughest test yet, needing less than four minutes to skilfully dismiss former European bantamweight titleholder Ryan Farrag in Queensberry's co-feature bout preceding Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny.

The six-fight main card, topped by Nick Ball's world featherweight title defence against TJ Doheny, was televised on TNT Sports in the United Kingdom and DAZN worldwide.

Two months shy of his two-year pro debut anniversary, super-flyweight Jack Turner (11-0, 11 KOs) is quickly becoming a must-watch attraction and Ryan Farrag proved his latest victim in rather startling circumstances Saturday night.

Well-travelled veteran Farrag (23-6, 6 KOs) was never given a chance to settle by a man more than a decade his junior, with a warm round of applause after the Merseyside-born Malta resident returned to his feet after being overwhelmed.

El Terrier has an excellent team behind him and it won't be long before more is demanded of a 23-year-old who still hasn't gone the distance as a pro, but his knockout currency will become increasingly difficult to ignore in a way few of his contemporaries can reproduce.

Andrew Cain triumphed in a cross-promotional matchup for unified bantamweight titles, as the Liverpool man successfully defended British and Commonwealth gold while adding WBC Silver to his collection having done enough during a drab 12-round affair against former European champion Charlie Edwards.

Anger was the overriding feeling in the crowd upon hearing it was a split decision, John Latham (115-114) and Marcus McDonnell (116-112) scoring it for the city's own defending champion to overrule Steve Gray's 115-113 Edwards card.

Cain (14-1, 12 KOs) stalked forward intently throughout, Edwards (20-2, 7 KOs) boxing on the back foot and keeping his distance while trying to establish a rhythm.

Cain couldn't mask how agitated he was getting by the latter stages of the second, demonstratively almost goading the south Londoner to engage, a visual working in the visitor's favour. Yet the 32-year-old didn't use that to his advantage with educated pressure nor ample volume to point score on the uber-defensive, as boos began ringing around midway through the fifth.

Normally that would've been music to Edwards' ears considering Cain's work was increasingly stifled, though he clearly didn't respect the power coming back his way.

Edwards told The Ring in the build-up that while a knockout artist, Cain's inexperience would play to his advantage after being chin-checked by Baluta during a compelling 10-round firefight two years ago this month.

Impressive fitness and a non-stop engine, along with moving his feet - a combination Cain has rarely faced - combined to make this an arduous watch but one backing up the champion's pre-fight claims.

Whether doing enough in each three-minute section to nick rounds was anybody's guess, judging by the crowd reception and Cain wasn't worried about the resistance intermittently flicking back at him.

"Stop running away lad!" was the cry from one disgruntled fan as you could hear others around the media section debating whether they should go find food, such was the limited action on display. Edwards had a better tenth, but again, limited output wasn't helping his case and ultimately he'll watch this back with regret.

Unbeaten lightweight contender Jadier Herrera (17-0, 15 KOs) was quickly thrust into a slobberknocker against Jose Macias Enriquez but held firm under duress before scoring a seventh-round stoppage to defend his WBA Intercontinental title.

During a week Frank Warren revealed his charge was rejected as a late-notice replacement for Shakur Stevenson's WBC title defence in Riyadh last month, you could see why the unbeaten American opted for a less risky Josh Padley instead.

However here, the unheralded Mexican (21-4-2, 8 KOs) across from him was throwing bunches in punches from the off, catching the Cuban southpaw while whizzing wildly as Herrera replied with power singles in a better second round.

If able to chain them together, stay composed and be more urgent, it felt like only a matter of time before he'd put the wheels in motion for another highlight reel finish.

Russ Anber in the corner barked for him to jab first, the 22-year-old couldn't help himself but brawl with the visitor, three years his senior and with just over 100 more completed rounds on his resume.

Corner instructions were being translated in real-time as he landed a nice left midway through the fourth, danger ever-present as they exchanged haymakers against the ropes in the final half-minute.

Jadier showboated a bit much in round five when you'd rather see him go through the gears, with Enriquez stinging him at close-range during a slow-burning sixth.

Enriquez was cut over the left eye by a punch in the sixth and a round later, referee John Latham had seen enough - less than a minute after a brief and ominous doctor's assessment.

A flurry pinned the 26-fight pro backwards and the official stepped in-between them as Herrera unloaded a combination. Three fights on UK shores in nine months, there's still work to do but this was another test passed with flying colours, even if it wasn't as easy as his post-fight showmanship might have you believe.

Ionut Baluta began with more energy and flurries than he showed against Dennis McCann last time out and that high-risk, high-reward style ultimately paid dividends down the stretch en route to a split decision win over Liverpool's own Brad Strand, reclaiming the WBO European super-bantamweight title he once held in 2020.

Giustino Di Giovanni had it 97-93 Strand, Zoltan Enyedi somehow had it even wider the other way at 98-91 Baluta with Terry O'Connor's 96-94 Baluta card fairest.

A controversial knockdown in the penultimate round ultimately swung matters in the Romanian's favour, as Baluta (17-5-1, 3 KOs) inflicted a second defeat on Strand (12-2, 4 KOs) as friend and gymmate Ball watched on ringside before preparing for his own 12-round world championship main event contest.

You wouldn't know it early, though Baluta's risky style played into the home favourite's hands early on. The opening round's loudest cheer came from a slick right hand connecting clean on the visitor, as Strand went to work on his back foot against an aggressive veteran known for producing upsets.

Deep in the second, Strand teed off with lefts and rights to leave Baluta frozen for a half-second and that visual alone was enough to edge another round where their frantic intensity persisted.

Referee Marcus McDonnell lectured both for cuffing shots and rough-housing in the pocket a minute into the third, Strand seeming the sharper with eye-catching single shots to nullify Baluta's volume.

Some felt Baluta used wily tricks to get some respite in the fifth, after a sudden break as his mouthguard came loose and needed to be refreshed. Whipping wide shots and roughing up the favourite, Strand's nose was bloodied by this stage and they entered the second-half knowing any mistake could prove costly.

Right on cue then, Baluta banked his best round in the sixth as Strand wore damage on the left-hand side of his face trudging to the corner. Those furious flurries still landed, Strand unable to deter or slow him with punch placement any longer and their exchanges were increasingly rough, favouring the Marbella-based Romanian.

Both felt the pace through seven rounds, Baluta still busier and they were very deliberately working on Strand's nose in the corner before round eight as weary legs and tired minds needed to push through the pain barrier to finish stronger in an increasingly competitive contest.

Strand started the ninth with a nice counter shot but crucially wasn't allowed time nor space to follow it up, as Baluta continued pressing before a divisive knockdown saw a bemused Strand plead his case to the official that it was a loss of footing rather than a punch to drop him.

A triple jab in quick succession was enough to see the Scouser on the canvas.

The crowd noise swelled afterwards, aware their man needed an energy boost after conceding a 10-8 round, though Baluta persisted and the pre-fight favourite was clearly still distracted by that sequence shaking his head angrily at the final bell.

Super-flyweight: Jack Turner TKO2 (0:41) Ryan Farrag

Bantamweight: Andrew Cain SD12 (113-115, 115-114, 116-112) Charlie Edwards

Lightweight: Jadier Herrera TKO7 (2:31) Jose Macias Enriquez

Super-bantamweight: Ionut Baluta SD10 (93-97, 98-91, 96-94) Brad Strand

Middleweight: Stephen Clarke UD6 (60-54) Dmitri Protkunas

Junior-featherweight: Leighton Birchall TKO2 (1:55) Laszlo Bernath

Welterweight: Lucas Biswana UD4 (40-36) Ezequiel Gregores

Featherweight: William Birchall TKO2 (0:48) Engel Gomez

Junior-middleweight: Lewis Lawton KO1 (1:15) Artjom Spatar

Heavyweight: Joe Bourne DRAW (38-38) Cristian Uwaka