Nick Ball looks like the world's leading 126 pounds boxer after he battered Ronny Rios in 10 rounds of a first defense of his WBA world featherweight title Saturday.

British pressure fighter Nick Ball makes the maiden defense of his WBA featherweight title against American Ronny Rios at home in Liverpool. The Sporting News will provide undercard results and a full report on the main event.

Nick Ball looks to defend his WBA featherweight world title for the first time in a homecoming main event against Ronny Rios.

BBC Sport gathers predictions from the boxing world for Nick Ball's WBA title defence against Ronny Rios on Saturday.

Ronny Rios is considering retirement after his defeat by the WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball. Rios, 34, was fighting for a world title for the third time after previously losses to Rey Vargas and Murodjon Akhmadaliev at super bantamweight.

Nick Ball vs. Ronny Rios headlined a card that took place on Oct. 5 at the M&S Arena in Liverpool, England. It was a highly anticipated bout as fans witnessed whether the champion could successfully retain his WBA featherweight championship for the first time.

Nick Ball stopped the brave Ronny Rios in 10 rounds in the first defense of his WBA featherweight championship in Liverpool.

This is the start time for the Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios boxing star bout on October 5, 2024.

Nick Ball defends his WBA featherweight world title in his home city with a punishing 10th round stoppage win over Ronny Rios at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena.