Nick Ball defended the WBA Featherweight Title with a stoppage after round of former world champion TJ Doheny in Liverpool, England.

In round nine, the right eye of Doheny began to swell and bleed. Ball was deducted a point for throwing Doheny down. In round 10, Ball battered Doheny with a relentless flurry of punches. When Doheny got back to the corner, his team pulled the plug on the fight.

Ball, 125 lbs of Liverpool is 22-0-1 with 13 knockouts. Doheny, 126 lbs of Ireland is 26-6.

Jack Turner remained undefeated with a second round stoppage over Ryan Farrag in a 10-round super flyweight bout.

Turner hurt Farrag at the end of round one. In round two, Turner came out and landed a powerful barrage that put Farrag down and the fight was waved off at 41 seconds.

Turner, 114 lbs of Liverpool is now 11-0 with 10 knockouts. Farrag, 114 lbs of Liverpool is 23-6.

Andrew Cain won a 12-round split decision over former flyweight champion Charlie Edwards in a bantamweight bout.

Cain landed 76 of 365 punches. Edwards was 77 of 314.

Cain, 117 lbs of Liverpool won by scores of 116-112 and 115-114. Edwards won a card by a 115-113 tally.

Cain is now 14-1. Edwards, 117 lbs of Surrey, ENG is 20-2.

Jadier Herrera remained undefeated with a seventh round stoppage over Jose Macias in a 10-round lightweight bout.

In round six, Macias was cut around the left eye from a head clash. In round seven, Herrera swarmed a bloody Macias and the fight was stopped at 2:30

Herrera,134 lbs of Cuba is 17-0 with 15 knockouts. Macias, 134 lns of Monterrey, MEX is 21-4-2.

Ionut Baluta won a 10-round split decision over Brad Strand in a super bantamweight bout.

Baluta dropped Strand in round in round six.

Baluta, 121 lbs of Romania won by scores of 98-91 and 96-94 while Strand won a card 97-93. Baluta is 17-3-1. Strand, 121 lbs of Liverpool is 1-2.

Stephen Clarke remained undefeated with a six-round decision over Dmitri Prodkunas in a middleweight bout.

Clarke won by a 60-54 score and is now 6-0. Prodkunas is now 8-18-1.

(March 23, 2022) — Kazakh junior welterweight prospect Ray Seitzhanov will battle fellow unbeaten Jose Macias Enriquez in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBO Youth junior welterweight belt Friday at Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
 
Seitzhanov-Enriquez and select undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+ starting at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT.
 
Seitzhanov (9-0, 6 KOs) has knocked out his last six foes, with all four of his 2021 bouts ending in four rounds or less. A one-time amateur standout for Kazakhstan, Seitzhanov steps up against Enriquez (15-0-2, 7 KOs), a native of Monterrey, Mexico, who has won seven consecutive fights. He has defeated a hometown opponent before, as he is coming off last December’s decision victory over Joey Laviolette in Laviolette’s hometown of Halifax, Canada.

In undercard action on ESPN+:

• Kamshybek Kunkabayev (4-0, 3 KOs), who earned a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, makes his 2022 debut against Uzbekistan’s Farrukh Juraev (6-5-1, 2 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round cruiserweight tilt. Kunkabayev lost to Top Rank signee Richard Torrez Jr. in the Olympic semifinals.
   
• In an eight-round welterweight bout, Talgat Shayken (7-0, 4 KOs), who recently won the WBC Youth welterweight strap, returns against Mukhammadsalim Sotvoldiev (7-6-2, 3 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
   
• Junior welterweight Nurdos Tolebay (8-0, 6 KOs) hopes to extend his knockout streak to six in an eight-rounder versus Burgut Hodjiboyev (8-3, 3 KOs), who has never been stopped as a pro.
   
• In a six-rounder at featherweight, Aidos Medet (9-0, 6 KOs) will fight Tajikistan native Shuhrat Mirboboev, who is making his pro debut.
   
• In an all-Kazakh junior welterweight fight, Rakhat Seitzhan (8-0, 4 KOs) will take on Aidos Tastayev (2-3, 1 KO) in a six-rounder.

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