Boxing champion Nick Ball fought as much as a point deduction, despite the kicking of his rival after the bell during their WBA world title fight tonight.
Liverpool Native and WBA Vederweight Champion Ball eventually stopped with former world champion TJ Doheny in their headliner in the M&S Bank Arena. He finally took a point when their bitter feud in the ring boiled, but still managed to land the finish.
The highlight of the night, however, really came after the first as an incident in the corner after the Bell Ball led to kick his opponent in his leg. Boxing fans even joked that he would have to move to MMA as a result of the incident.
Nick Ball kicks TJ Doheny on Route to World Title Win
Nick Ball and Tj Doheny spent the structure for their big fight on each other's throat, and it led to an incredibly heated first pair of rounds. The Irishman started well but faded and eventually stopped in the tenth.
An important moment happened at the end of the first when Doheny Collared Ball in something of a headlock. While he argued with referee Michael Alexander, he refused to let it go, which raged Ball that reacted by kicking Doheny in the back of the leg.
Despite the fact that it was not only after the bell and was a staircase, Ball even avoided a point deduction for the incident. A few rounds, however, he threw his rival several times, making him take away a point.
In the end it didn't matter, because he dominated the procedure and eventually forced an interruption from the Dohenyhoek after the tenth.
Fans ask Nick Ball to join UFC after controversial kick
After the incident, many calls had to be disqualified due to the absurdity of the call. Only weeks before, Paddy Donovan was disqualified for a blow after the bell against Lewis Crocker, albeit in various circumstances, which seemed to offer a precedent for fans.
“Ref See's him, shouts at him and does nothing,” noted a fan on X. “How is that at least not a DQ or point deduction?”
Some viewers made jokes that the stairs were impressive enough to even earn a place in the UFC, with one writes: “Draw that boy on the UFC, he wastes his talents in boxing. That was a solid low staircase, Doheny had a dead leg lol.”
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