Ball vs Doheny

Who won Ball vs Doheny?

Nick Ball beat TJ Doheny by on Saturday, March 15th, 2025, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Nick Ball.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

was making his 2nd defense of the WBA World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Raymond Ford in June 2024.He had held this belt for 9 months and 24 days.

Also on the undercard Andrew Cain was victorious over Charlie Edwards for the BBBOC British Bantamweight and CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship, Jadier Herrera beat Jose Macias Enriquez, Brad Strand was overcome by Ionut Baluta, and Jack Turner was victorious over Ryan Farrag.

Ball vs Doheny stats

Nick Ball stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

TJ Doheny made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Nick Ball was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Doheny had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Nick Ball and TJ Doheny fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ball was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 2 months later than Doheny, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Doheny's 195.

TJ Doheny was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Ball vs Doheny form

Ball remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ronny Rios on October 5, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Raymond Ford on June 1, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Rey Vargas on March 8, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Isaac Dogboe on November 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Lodumo Lamati on May 27, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

TJ Doheny had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Bryl Bayogos on May 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Japhethlee Llamido on October 31, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sam Goodman on March 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.

He had lost to Michael Conlan on August 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nick Ball had been fighting more than TJ Doheny.

Going into this contest, Nick Ball had last fought 5 months and 10 days ago, while TJ Doheny's last outing had been 6 months and 12 days ago.

Ball's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Doheny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ball vs Doheny start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ball vs Doheny?

The DAZN show began at 1:30 PM EST / 10:30 AM PST. The TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card started at 6:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ball vs Doheny?

Nick Ball was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while TJ Doheny made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+860) with oddsmakers.