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Unbeaten star Nick Ball returns to his home city of Liverpool for the first time in four years to make the first defence of his WBA featherweight against Ronny Rios

WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball returns to the ring to make the first defence of his world title against Ronny Rios.

Ball, 27, will be returning to Liverpool to fight in front of his home fans for the first time in four years against the experienced American. The Brit has had his last two fights in Saudi Arabia, the first a split draw with Rey Vargas before getting his hand on a world title after defeating the previously undefeated Raymond Ford in June.

As for Rios, the 34-year-old American comes into the featherweight contest far more experienced than the Merseyside native. With 38 professional fights under his belt, Rios got back to winning ways in his last fight after suffering a TKO defeat to Murodjon Akhmadaliev in 2022. After a two year absence, the US boxer scored a fifth round knockout victory over Nicolas Polanco to set up a clash with Ball.

What time will Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios start tonight?

The fight will take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England and is set to start at 7pm. Ronny Rios is set to make the walk to the ring first at around 10pm with Nick Ball set to follow immediately after. The two stars will then touch gloves just after 10.30pm before the first bell sounds. The fight should not start later than this but could be brought forward if the undercard fights are completed earlier than expected.

How to watch Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios on TV and live stream

The showdown between the pair will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK. Coverage begins on TNT Sports 2 from 7pm, while fans will also be able to stream the action on Discovery+. For those watching in the US, the event will be streamed on ESPN+ from 2pm ET.

Full fight card and undercard

Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios
Henry Turner vs Jack Rafferty
Andrew Cain vs Lazaro Casseres
Jadier Herrera vs Oliver Flores
James McGivern vs Requen Cona Facundo Arce
Brad Strand vs Marvin Solano
Jack Turner vs Gonzalo Corinaldesi
Nelson Birchall vs Mark Butler
Boma Brown vs Amine Boucetta
Lucas Biswana vs Jakub Laskowski
Walter Fury vs Dale Arrowsmith
Joe Cooper vs Lukasz Barabasz

Quotes corner

Nick Ball: “I’m glad to be back, fighting in my home city, where it all started, fighting as a world champion. That’s how it should be and that’s what it is. We get behind our own. You see someone putting the hard work in, it pays off. He thinks he’s gonna go in there and push me back, that’s not gonna happen. Once you get in the ring, it’s a different story. So good luck with that… It will be all-action from me.”

Ronny Rios: “This is my third attempt, we’ve got a good fighter in front of us. These are the fights that I get up for. I have always wanted to test myself, and in my eyes Nick Ball is one of the best fighters at 126. I’m excited to test myself. We’ve had a great camp. Two more days and it’s here.”