WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball returns to his home city of Liverpool to make the first defence of his world title.
He will be facing the experienced Ronny Rios, and if Ball is able to beat the American, a unification fight will likely be next.
There are also a number of intriguing undercard fights which includes a British title fight between Jack Rafferty and Henry Turner.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Ball vs. Rios.
Ball vs. Rios vs. Fighter fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, October 5
- Time: 7 p.m. UK / 2 p.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11 p.m. UK / 6 p.m. ET
The ringwalks for Ball vs. Rios are scheduled for 10 p.m. UK / 5 p.m. ET, with the event set to begin at 7 p.m. UK / 2 p.m. ET. These timings are subject to change.
What channel/stream is Ball vs. Rios?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: TNT Sports
The fight will be broadcast on TNT Sports in the UK, while the fight will be streamed on ESPN+ in the U.S. (click here for more information).
Where is the Ball vs. Rios fight?
The fight will take place at the M&S Bank in Liverpool, England.
Nick Ball record and bio
- Nationality: British
- Date of birth: February 28, 1997
- Height: 5' 2"
- Reach: N/A
- Total fights: 21
- Record: 20-0-1 (11 KOs)
Ronny Rios record and bio
- Nationality: Amercian
- Date of birth: January 22, 1990
- Height: 5' 7.5"
- Reach: 67"
- Total fights: 38
- Record: 34-4 (17 KOs)
Ball vs. Rios fight card
- Nick Ball vs. Ronny Rios; For Ball's WBA featherweight title
- Jack Rafferty vs. Henry Turner; For the vacant British super lightweight title
- Andrew Cain vs. Lazaro Casseres; Bantamweight
- Jadier Herrera vs. Oliver Flores; Lightweight
- James McGivern vs. Reuquen Cona Facundo Arce; Lightweight
- Brad Strand vs. Marvin Solano; Super bantamweight
- Jack Turner vs. Gonzalo Corinaldesi; Bantamweight
- Boma Brown vs. Amine Boucetta; Heavyweight
- Lucas Biswana vs. Jakub Laskowski; Super lightweight
- Walter Fury vs. Dale Arrowsmith; Light middleweight
- Joe Cooper vs. Lukasz Barabasz; Middleweight