Ronny Rios

'Fighting machine' Nick Ball told to rest before resuming career

Nick Ball has been told by his promoter Frank Warren that he needs to recover from the most demanding year of his career before they start to plot his next move

Andrei Mikhailovich, Ronny Rios, and underdogs who go beyond the call of duty

Just as there are various ways for a fighter to win a fight, so too are there various ways to lose...

Ronny Rios considering future after damaging defeat by Nick Ball

Ronny Rios is considering retirement after his defeat by the WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball

Victorious Nick Ball eyeing Rey Vargas and Naoya Inoue

Nick Ball is targeting a rematch with Rey Vargas and a future fight with Naoya Inoue after successfully defending his WBA featherweight title against Ronny Rios

Nick Ball halts the gutsy Ronny Rios to retain world title

Nick Ball stopped the brave Ronny Rios in 10 rounds in the first defense of his WBA featherweight championship in Liverpool.

Andrew Cain and Joe Cooper both win in Liverpool

British bantamweight champion Andrew Cain (13-1, 12 KOs) made light work of late replacement Lazaro Casseres (11-1, 4 KOs) with a spiteful performance on the undercard of Nick Ball’s title defense against Ronny Rios.

Brad Strand and Nelson Birchall pick up stoppage wins in Liverpool

Local talents Brad Strand and Lucas Biswana impressed the onlooking Liverpool crowd at the M&S Bank Arena on the undercard of Nick Ball’s title defense against Ronny Rios. The pair, along with heavyweight Boma Brown, capped off a successful start to...

Nick Ball not worried about Ronny Rios: ‘I’m the dangerous one’

Nick Ball was in a confident mood at today’s final press conference ahead of his first defense of his WBA featherweight title against Ronny Rios.

Nick Ball and Ronny Rios make weight for showdown in Liverpool

Nick Ball and Ronny Rios both weighed in below the 126lbs featherweight limit ahead of Saturday's fight for the WBA title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool

Nick Ball ready to usher in new era of big-time boxing in Liverpool, starting with Ronny Rios

WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball is bringing big-time boxing to Liverpool on Saturday when he defends his crown against visiting Californian veteran Ronny Rios.

The club that built Nick Ball

Busy Nick Ball is braced for whatever may come against Ronny Rios

Over the past 12 months, few fighters in the world have been as active, at such a high level, as Nick Ball, who will

TV Picks of the Week: Janibek Alimkhanuly, Nick Ball defend their world titles

A pair of title fights are the main headliners for this week’s action. Janibek Alimkhanuly will defend one of his two middleweight titles on Friday against Andrei Mikhailovich, and Nick Ball will put his featherweight belt on the line Saturday agains...

Ronny Rios: Victory over Nick Ball would be a ‘dream come true’

Veteran contender Ronny Rios says it would be a “dream come true” if he were to win a world title at the age of 34 on October 5.  Rios (34-4, 17 KOs) is traveling to Liverpool to take on WBA featherweight titlist Nick Ball in his first fight outsi...

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...