The Liverpudlian emerged from a scrappy, ugly fight with TJ Doheny, in which he escaped punishment after kicking out at his opponent, to stand in line to face Japan’s legendary four-weight world champ

Tensions boiled over in the ring on Saturday night as Nick Ball put his WBA featherweight title on the line against TJ Doheny. At the end of the first stanza, both men wound up against the ropes,

PORTLAOISE’S TJ DOHENY went out on his shield in his bid to become a two-weight boxing world champion on Saturday night. Doheny, 38, was stopped by defending WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball in front of a home crowd in Liverpool,

World champion boxer Nick Ball floored his opponent TJ Doheny with a wild kick in their title fight in Liverpool. Ball, 28, put his WBA featherweight title on the line in his home city with bizarre scenes unfolding at the end of the opening round.