Ronny Rios: Victory over Nick Ball would be a ‘dream come true’

Veteran contender Ronny Rios says it would be a “dream come true” if he were to win a world title at the age of 34 on October 5.  Rios (34-4, 17 KOs) is traveling to Liverpool to take on WBA featherweight titlist Nick Ball in his first fight outsi...

Paul Stevenson says to get ready for 'the long, terrible reign of Nick Ball'

Since Nick Ball beat Raymond Ford to win the WBA featherweight title in Saudi Arabia in June, there has been an ongoing discussion on the northern boxing circuit as to whether his trainer, Paul Stevenson, is the first Liverpudlian to guide a fighter...

Ronny Rios hoping his addiction to boxing leads to an ultimate high

When Ronny Rios sat down to pick through the wreckage of his world title defeat to Murodjon Akhmadaliev in 2022, the Californian couldn’t muster the enthusiasm to pick up the pieces.

Remember their names: Boma Brown and Lucas Biswana

The promotional bandwagon rolled into Liverpool yesterday (August 21) as the build-up began for Nick Ball’s WBA featherweight title defense against Ronny Rios.