M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool - WBA world featherweight champion Nick Ball broke down and stopped former world champion TJ Doheny in ten rounds. (photo by Leigh Dawney)

Nick had an incredible 2024. He challenged for the WBC world title and was cheated out of it being scored a draw. A couple of months later he was back in the ring taking on a formidable champion in Ray Ford for the WBA belt and this time there was no denying him. It shouldn’t be underestimated how big a win that was because Ford is a fantastic fighter who will surely reach the top at super featherweight.

Then Nick had his homecoming against Ronny Rios and it was a very special night, his first in the city since early 2020 and his first in the Arena.