Nick Ball back in Liverpool for a second successive fight up against challenger TJ Doheny.

Final words from the referee and off we go.

Carl Frampton
Former world champion on TNT Sports

Genuinely I would love to see the Inoue fight because, I think Nick has a chance of beating Inoue. Nick gives him a tough fight. I would favour Nick in an Inoue fight.

And over to the WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball.

Nick Ball has opted for 'Many Men (Wish Death)' by 50 Cent. He looks focused as he strides towards the ring in his white hooded jacket.

A warm welcome from his home crowd in Liverpool.

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On we go with the show.

TJ Doheny is down the ramp pretty quickly... it has been a long night.

'The Power' by Snap accompanies the Irishman. Has he got the power to stun Nick Ball?

'Sweet Caroline' is booming out the speakers, Cain v Edwards is a distant memory and we're just moments away from welcoming our two main eventers to the ring.

Hopefully we'll be under way before 23:00 GMT.

How do you see this one going?

Thumbs up for Nick Ball or thumbs down for TJ Doheny.

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

Promoter Frank Warren says Ball may just be the best active fighter in the country.

But I think it is fair to say Ball could be a bigger name. There is still work to do in raising his profile, particularly in Britain.

Sure, Dubois is in the glamourous division, but his profile has been built by fighting the likes of Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, and a domestic dust-up against Joe Joyce.

Ball is yet to find that British rival or big-name international opponent. With unification fights and a potential match-up with Naoya Inoue in the future, that could so easily change.

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TJ Doheny, 38, made his professional debut in 2012 and enjoyed plenty of success on the regional scene in Australia - winning 19 successive fights before beating Ryosuke Iwasa to win the IBF super-bantamweight title.

The Irishman lost his undefeated record and world title to Daniel Roman in 2019 before defeats to Ionuț Baluța. Michael Conlan and Sam Goodman.

He was last seen when losing against undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue in September - taking his overall record to 26 wins and five defeats, with 20 of his victories coming inside the distance.

Doheny has never fought in England, only appearing once in the UK in Belfast against Conlan.

Like Doheny, Nick Ball, 28, also worked his way through the regional scene, albeit in Liverpool rather than Australia.

Ball's maiden world title fight also arrived after a 19-fight win streak but a controversial split-decision draw saw him miss out on WBC featherweight gold.

The Liverpudlian returned to claim the WBA belt in his next bout and has made one successful defence.

Ball is yet to taste defeat in 22 fights, winning 21 and drawing one, with 12 of his victories coming by knockout.

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Many have tried but none have succeeded in trying to beat Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue.

TJ Doheny falls firmly into that category following defeat in his last bout against the undisputed super-bantamweight champion in Tokyo in September.

Inoue was declared the winner by technical knockout after Doheny was unable to continue following several punishing body shots.

Irishman Doheny signalled that he had suffered an injury to his hip in the seventh round and, having briefly returned to his corner, crossed the ring to congratulate Inoue on another masterclass.

• Read Kal Sajad's full report on Doheny's loss to Inoue

Jack Turner, speaking to TNT Sports: "Never judge a book by its cover. I believe that I've got god given power. I think I'm going to run through the lot of the flyweight division.

"I can do a bit of everything and I haven't shown that yet. I'm really happy with my performance and I want to thank all my team and coaches. I've had a hard camp. It means the world to me.

"As soon as I hit someone and they feel my power and I sense they're hurt, I'm coming for you.

"It's special, what a show to be on. It's unbelievable. I want to headline my own show very soon. Most of the people here are here to see me. I'll fight anyone."

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

TJ Doheny is no stranger to fighting in the lion's den. The Irishman's past four fights have been in Japan. He has also fought in Australia, where he resides, Thailand, America, Northern Ireland and United Arab Emirates.

The Liverpool crowd will be hostile tonight, but you'd expect Doheny to be a little too long in the tooth to be overawed by the occasion.

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We're only a two-and-a-half months into 2025 but each boxing event I've covered seems to have had at least one major hiccup.

It's just under a month since IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois pulled out of his defence against Joseph Parker with just a couple of days to spare.

We haven't had any dropouts for this card but there was a danger that something was going awry when the two main eventers weighed in on Friday.

TJ Doheny came in an ounce over the featherweight championship weight limit, despite stripping off his boxer shorts, and was given an hour to hit weight.

Before the Irishman was afforded the chance to leave the stage and get to work on that task, he had the small matter of a face-off with Nick Ball and the WBA featherweight champion was not happy.

The pair exchanged words and there was a light push before Doheny weighed in at exactly nine stone behind closed doors within the hour.

After the snooze-fest in that previous fight, the co-main event has just lifted the mood.

Super-flyweight Jack Turner came out quickly and almost had Ryan Farrag stopped late in the first round.

Turner puts his foot on the pedal in round two and gets the job done in stunning fashion with a lovely combination.

On to the main event.

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TJ Doheny reigned as IBF super-bantamweight world champion between 2018 and 2019, making one defence of the title before losing it in a unification bout against WBA 'Super' champion Daniel Roman.

The defeat sparked a frustrating run with Doheny losing four times in six fights but he bounced back with three successive wins.

That improved run led to a shot at greatness against undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue.

Dohney fell short in Tokyo with a seventh-round injury preventing him from continuing but he has jumped straight back on the horse and into another world title bout with WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball tonight.

"Straight back into the top level again, that's the kind of stuff that motivates you," Doheny said.

"I don't think Nick is overlooking me but it's all these numpties in the boxing media who haven't a clue about boxing."

Britain boasted a healthy number of male world champions in 2024, with the likes of Tyson Fury, Anthony Cacace, Chris Billam-Smith among those to hold titles.

Only two remain standing in 2025 - WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball and IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois.

Both have their eyes on unification this year as their fellow Britons look to return to the pinnacle of the sport.

We've been debating this in the office so I thought it was worth throwing your way.

Would it be fair to call Ball Britain's best male pound-for-pound fighter? If not, why? Is it Dubois? Do you need to have a world title to be in the conversation or are there others you would throw into the mix?

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