Nick Ball retained his WBA featherweight title with an ugly win against TJ Doheny in Liverpool late on Saturday night.
Ball was made to work hard to break down Doheny’s resistance and it was a relief at ringside when the brave Australia-based Irishman was pulled out by his corner at the end of round ten. It looked like they had considered calling it off a round earlier; Doheny had nothing left but his guts at the end.
