A homecoming turned into a rout for one of the sport’s most active titlists.
Nick Ball lived up to his ‘Wrecking’ ring moniker with a tenth-round technical knockout of former title challenger Ronny Rios. Three knockdowns on the night forced the stoppage at 2:06 of round ten Saturday night at M&S Bank Arena in Ball’s hometown of Liverpool, England.
The TNT Sports/ESPN+ main event marked the first local appearance for Ball (21-0-1, 12 knockouts) since Feb. 2020 and his first WBA featherweight title defense.