Ball delivers for home crowdpublished at 23:32 British Summer Time 5 October
Never in doubt, was it?
Nick Ball stepped into the ring as a heavy favourite and the WBA featherweight champion - he stepped out with that title over his shoulder and the world at his feet.
Ball is the latest in a long line of top-level fighters to have emerged from Liverpool and it looks like his story has a few more chapters still to come.
The 27-year-old looked confident when he walked to the ring and it certainly wasn't an act as he delivered a fine performance for his home fans.
We'll probably have to wait a while for Ball to fight in his home city again with Saudi Arabia or the United States likely destinations as he looks to add further gold to his collection.