Nick Ball delivered a dominant performance against TJ Doheny to retain his WBA featherweight world title via technical knockout on Saturday inside the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
The first round was fairly competitive, but things got chippy immediately after the bell when Doheny continued to hold onto Ball’s neck during a clinch. After Doheny let him go, Ball threw a kick to Doheny’s leg. That prompted the referee to have a conversation with both fighters before the second stanza, but neither faced any penalty for their actions.
