Nick Ball Stops Doheny in 10; Defends Featherweight Title

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.




Natasha Jonas Defeats Mikaela Mayer by Split-Decision to Defend Welterweight Title in Thriller

In a war, and early Fight of the Year candidate Natasha Jonas won a 10-round split-decision over former 130-lb champion Mikaela Mayer to defend the IBF welterweight title in 10 exhilarating rounds at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.

The bout saw both fighters basically exchange power punches in the center of the ring. Mayer, who fighting in her fourth weight class in as many fights could not miss with a radar right hand. Jonas, who had swelling under her right eye landed hard straight lefts and solid right hooks.

The fight was a thrilling affair that either combatant deserved to win, saw Jonas take two cards 96-95 and 96-94, while Mayer won a card 97-93.

Jonas landed 126 of 312 punches. Mayer was 149 of 493.

Jonas, 146 lbs of Liverpool is 15-2-1. Mayer, 146.5 lbs of Las Vegas is now 19-2.

Jonas said, “I had a good start. I landed harder and cleaner shots. I think toward the end she outworked me a little. I’ll give her a couple of the middle rounds. But I came on strong at the end.

“I know she is going to be absolutely devastated with the result because I’ve been there. It feels like the world is over. She is on my top two people that I’ve fought. She is very skilled. Her time will come again. She beat a lot of the champions. Please use that as motivation to become a two-weight world champion.”

Mayer said, “I thought I did enough to win. I would have given her the first round or two. But after that, I feel like I outpunched her. I landed the cleaner shots. At the end of the day, I think that this fight is worth seeing again. Like she said, it was one of the toughest fights she’s had. I didn’t have a rematch clause on my side, but I’m hoping we can get this fight done again.

“It’s definitely disappointing. But what am I going to do? I just hope that Natasha will be the standup champ that she is and give me another shot at the belt. I feel like I deserve it. I think they want to see it. I only believe that rematches should happen if they’re warranted.”

Zak Chelli squeaked by Jack Cullen by winning a 12-round unanimous decision in a super middleweight bout,

In round three, Cullen was cut around his left eye.

Chelli landed 131 of 450 punches. Cullen was 66 of 371.

Chelli, 166.5 lbs of London won by scores of 116-113, 116-112 and 115-114 and is now 15-2-1. Cullen, 167.5 lbs of Little Leaver, ENG is 22-5-1.

Kariis Artingstall remained undefeated by winning an eight-round decision over Lila Dos Santos Furtatdo in a featherweight bout.

At the end of round one, Artingstall dropped Furtatdo with a straight left at the bell.

Artingstall, 124.5 lbs of Marklesfield, ENG won by a 77-75 tally and is now 6-0. Furtatdo, 124 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 9-2.

Stephen Clarke made a successful pro debut by stopping Vasif Mamedov in the third round of their four-round super middleweight fight.

Clarke was never challenged and in round three landed a series of punches that had Mamedov turning his back and referee Mark Lyson stopped the bout at 1:53.

Clarke, 160 lbs of Liverpool, ENG is 1-0 with one knockout. Mamedov, 166.5 lbs of Southhapmpton, ENG is 3-50-5.

Aaron McKenna remained undefeated with a sixth round stoppage over late-replacement Mickey Ellison in a scheduled eight-round super middleweight contest

Mckenna dominated te action and began to batter Ellison until referee Mark Lyson stopped the bout at 2:21

McKenna, 168 lbs of Los Angeles via Ireland is now 18-0 with nine knockouts. Ellison, 171 lbs of England is 15-7.