Nick Ball

Jazza Dickens returns with a win in Dubai

Jazza Dickens returned to action in Dubai on Friday night, forcing the brave but outgunned Filipino Eduardo Mancita to retire in his corner after seven rounds.

BoxingScene’s Midweek Mailbag: Manny Pacquiao’s comeback – and more

In this week’s mailbag, BoxingScene tackles Naoya Inoue’s win over TJ Doheny, whether Manny Pacquiao should be allowed to come back against Mario Barrios and those accursed sanctioning bodies.

Jazza Dickens itching to stay busy, show well-earned improvements

Talks broke down with Nick Ball while Jazza Dickens was training in Saudi Arabia, but Dickens – who will instead face Eduardo Mancito on Friday – is pleased that his hard work isn’t going to waste.

Paul Stevenson says to get ready for 'the long, terrible reign of Nick Ball'

Since Nick Ball beat Raymond Ford to win the WBA featherweight title in Saudi Arabia in June, there has been an ongoing discussion on the northern boxing circuit as to whether his trainer, Paul Stevenson, is the first Liverpudlian to guide a fighter...

Frank Warren plays down Nick Ball facing Naoya Inoue but says ‘he could face Anthony Cacace’

Frank Warren has played down talk of Nick Ball facing Naoya Inoue but revealed he could move up to face super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace.

Ronny Rios hoping his addiction to boxing leads to an ultimate high

When Ronny Rios sat down to pick through the wreckage of his world title defeat to Murodjon Akhmadaliev in 2022, the Californian couldn’t muster the enthusiasm to pick up the pieces.

Remember their names: Boma Brown and Lucas Biswana

The promotional bandwagon rolled into Liverpool yesterday (August 21) as the build-up began for Nick Ball’s WBA featherweight title defense against Ronny Rios.

Voracious Andrew Cain keen to fight alongside Nick Ball in Liverpool

Vicious, intimidating, dangerous. Andrew Cain has been described as many things, most of them extremely apt. More than anything, though, the 28-year-old from Liverpool, England, is hungry.

Nick Ball focused on becoming undisputed, ‘doesn’t care’ about Naoya Inoue

The priority of WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball, for now, is winning all the belts at 126 pounds – and not welcoming Naoya Inoue into the weight class.

Nick Ball and Ronny Rios both excited at the prospect of colliding in Liverpool

Nick Ball and Ronny Rios were both relishing the opportunity of fighting in front of a packed-out Liverpool crowd at today’s press conference for their fight on October 5.

Nick Ball set for championship homecoming against Ronny Rios

WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball will make a first defense of his title in a Liverpool homecoming on Saturday October 5 at the M&S Bank Arena.

Nick Ball, a ‘special’ journey and staying grounded

For the modern brand of boxing content provider, a third party sending across an invitation to join a zoom call with Nick Ball may be an insignificant event which gets quickly slotted into the daily schedule

Nick Ball relishing prospect of ‘destructive’ dates with fellow champions

Within the space of seven months, Nick Ball dominated the respected former junior featherweight titleholder Isaac Dogboe, appeared extremely unfortunate to have to settle for a draw after twice dropping the long-reigning WBC champion Rey Vargas, and...

Paul Stevenson Proud of Creating Gems in His Everton Fight Factory

The missions are getting more and more dangerous for Nick Ball and Paul Stevenson's other fighters, who train at his Everton Red Triangle Gym and are being matched in increasingly high-profile, meaningful fights.

Rising Rafael Espinoza Gives Featherweight Division a Shot in the Arm

Manny Robles is hoping for a little less drama when his fighter, Rafael Espinoza, makes his first defense of his WBO featherweight title against Sergio Chirino Sanchez in Las Vegas on Friday.