One of the in form fighters on the British boxing scene, Ball had a stellar 2024, unfortunate to draw to Rey Vargas in a WBC title fight but winning the WBA belt when he beat Raymond Ford.

The winner of Pulev-Wardley – or Pulev in the event of a draw – must then face No. 3 contender Michael Hunter within 120 days.

Unbeaten Fabio Wardley has given up his British heavyweight belt as he looks to step up into ... is in line to meet Bulgarian veteran Kubrat Pulev for the WBA regular title after being named ...

Lamont Roach Jr. currently holds the WBA belt but it's unsure if he'll come ... Tim Rickson is the Founder & Editor of British Boxing News with over 25 years experience in the sports industry.

Ball, who won the WBA belt versus Raymond Ford in June last year ... Doheny's backfoot southpaw boxing earned him a share of the first five rounds, but Ball got through with some heavy punches ...

Saturday night will be Ball's second defence of the WBA title since he defeated Ray Ford courtesy of a split decision to win the belt in June 2024. Irishman Doheny, 38, was given one hour to lose ...

Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering ... "It will have to be late this year, early next year." Ball, who won the WBA belt versus Raymond Ford in June last year and then defended ...

Nick Ball retained his WBA featherweight title with a punishing ... The 38-year-old was boxing for the first time since his unsuccessful challenge for Naoya Inoue's undisputed super bantamweight ...