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The Hard Days Night Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny round-by-round updates have arrived. They provide fans with real-time coverage and live scoring of the upcoming featherweight championship bout. The two men will compete over 12 rounds in a bout that means different things to them.
For Ball, the matchup with Doheny is something of a showcase, as Ball is the greater boxer of the pair. However, for Doheny, it is a chance at redemption, as they will be competing for Ball's WBA featherweight title. It would be a return to championship form if Doheny manages to pull off the win.
Ball enters the bout as the undefeated champion with a 21-0-1 record. Meanwhile, Doheny is 26-5 and is coming off a crushing knockout loss to Japanese sensation, Naoya Inoue. And at 38 years old, few expect him to author an upset in the upcoming bout, which is reflected by the betting odds.
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DraftKings Sportsbook lists Ball as a staggering -1800 favorite, while Doheny is a +850 underdog. While stranger things than a Doheny upset win have happened in boxing, it remains an unlikely outcome. The undercard is set to start at 12:30 PM E.T. (Eastern Time) / 9:30 AM P.T. (Pacific Time) on U.S. soil.
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However, U.K. fans can find the card at 4:30 PM G.M.T. (Greenwich Mean Time). The main event ringwalks for Ball and Doheny are estimated for a 6:15 PM E.T. / 3:15 PM E.T. / 10:15 PM G.M.T.
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Hard Days Night: Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny
Round 1: Ball is quick to get on the front foot, but Doheny wastes no time in briefly imposing himself with a few jabs. Body jabs from Ball, who subsequently tags him upstairs. Ball is loaded like a spring at the moment, analyzing Doheny and looking for openings.
Jabs and a one-two land for Ball. Doheny, though, fires back with a one-two of his own. The challenger is advancing now, but Ball snipes him with a jab. Body shots from Doheny, who eats a stiff jab from Ball. More jabs from Ball, who is backing Dohheny up, landing a good shot to the body.
A brief clinch ensues, but the referee breaks them up. Jabs from Ball, with Doheny firing back with a combination. Almost nothing landed clean though. Ball kicks Doheny in frustration after the round due to clinching. Dirty scene.
Our Score: 10-9 Ball
Round 2: Ball with heavy pressure as Doheny trash-talks him in the ring. Ball lunges in with a combination, but Doheny's wise to it. Nothing lands yet. Doheny with a good jab and hard hook to the body. Another jab from the challenger. However, Ball is starting to walk him down.
Doheny with a good body jab. One-two from Doheny, who is just the more active fighter at the moment. They clinch but break within seconds. Ball is relentless with his pressure, not giving Doheny any breathing room. Doheny with a good combination.
Ball, though, cracks him with a combination of his own, briefly stumbling him. Doheny with a jab.
Our Score: 10-9 Doheny, 19-19
Round 3: Ball with a good body shot to start off the round. He lunges forward and they clinch. The referee separates them and Ball lands a body jab. Big body shot from Ball, who is imposing himself in this round with activity, not just pressure. Doheny fires back with body shots of his own.
Both men trade body jabs, while Doheny strings together a combination. However, it doesn't land. Ball blasts him with a right hand to the body. Jabs from Ball, who follows up with body shots. This is a better round for the champion, who snipes Doheny with a one-two.
However, Doheny lands with a one-two of his own. They clinch and dirty box. As they break, Ball lands a good uppercut. Ball is starting to walk him down, landing a jab. Doheny tries to unload with a combination but Ball cracks him with a big left hand that stuns him.
Our Score: 10-9 Ball, 29-28 Ball overall
Round 4: Double jabs from Ball, who follows up with a good right hand. Body shot from the champion, who blasts Doheny again, almost folding him over. Doheny returns fire with a combination. Jabs from Ball, while Doheny lands a sneaky left uppercut. Ball returns to the jab.
They clinch and break. Ball with another body shot, and Doheny with a two-punch combination. Ball traps him against the ropes, but Doheny cracks him with a counter as he advances. Uppercut to the body lands for Doheny. They clinch again but the referee intervenes.
This has been a competitive round. Doheny with body shots, and Ball with a body shot of his own.
Our Score: 10-9 Ball, 39-37 Ball overall
Round 5: Ball with heavy pressure, stabbing Doheny to the body. Ball lands a follow-up jab. Doheny briefly seizes the initiative, getting on the front foot and landing his own shots. However, Ball finds himself on the front foot sooner, rather than later.
Three-punch combination from Ball. Hard body yshot from Ball, who is trying to chase Doheny down. Ball backs him up to the ropes, blasting the body. They clinch again and break. More pressure from Ball, but Doheny backs him up in turn.
Our Score: 10-9 Ball, 49-46 Ball overall
Round 6: Ball with a jab and left hook. Body jabs from Ball, who backs Doheny up to the ropes. Doheny wards off the pressure with a combination. Ball manages to sting Doheny with a combination. Clinch from Doheny. They separate and the referee allows Doheny to head to his corner to get his shoes tied.
The fight resumes and Ball wastes no time in pressuring him, landing a good one-two. They clinch and Ball throws him to the mat to the delight of the crowd. The referee warns him against it and they get back to boxing. Good right hand from Ball.
Doheny fires back, but he's slowed down. Meanwhile, Ball lands a quick pitter-patter combination. The champion is swarming him now. Doheny does land a good body shot, but Ball continues to pressure him. Ball buckles Doheny with a good shot, promptting a clinch from the challenger.
Ball ends the round with a good uppercut.
Our Score: 10-9 Ball, 59-55 Ball overall
Round 7: Ball standing heavy on the front foot. Doheny lashes out with a combination, but he eats several body shots. Ball is walking him down, but Doheny lands some good body shots of his own. Ball, though, seems undeterred. Big body shot from Ball.
However, Doheny answerrs in kind. They clinch and break. Ball blasts the midsection with an uppercut. Body jab for Ball, followed by a two-punch combination. A right hook lands for Ball. The challenger lands a decent right hand to the body.
Ball, though, tags him on the head and body. Doheny with a combination.
Our Score: 10-9 Ball, 69-64 Ball overall
Round 8: Ball with some jabs, while Doheny fires back with his own shots. However, Ball continues to impose himself, landing to the body. More jabs from Ball. Doheny fires back with a good body shot, but his output has decreased. He's tiring, and Ball strings together a good combination.
Big shot from Ball that backed Doheny up. Doheny tries to fire back with a one-two, but Ball snaps his head back with a stiff jab. He intercepts a Doheny level change with an uppercut. Good combination from Ball, who is slowly running away with the fight.
Uppercut to the body for Ball. Another clinch ensues, but the referee breaks them up. Jabs from Ball.
Our Score: 10-9 Ball, 79-73 Ball overall
Round 9: Doheny's right eye is almost swollen shut, and Ball targets it with his jab. Body shots from Ball, who blasts him with a good combination. Ball sweeps him off his feet, and the referee takes a point away, having previously warned him against doing so. The fight resumes and Ball is swarming him.
Doheny's eye is getting worse and Ball is landing far more easily. Body shots from Ball, who lands upstairs to finish off the sequence. Now Doheny finds a space for his shots. They clinch and break. Body jabs from Ball. Heavy pressure from Ball, who stings Doheny with a combination.
Doheny may have been hurt by a body shot. Ball with another combination, tagging him to the body again.
Our Score: 9-9, 88-82 Ball overall
Round 10: Ball seems intent on stopping Doheny this round, swarming him with combinations and relentless pressure. Doheny's right eye is completely shut. He can't win this fight. They clinch and break. Ball with combinations, backing Doheny up, who lashes out with a low blow.
This draws a warning from the referee. The fight resumes and Doheny lands to the body. Ball, though, catches him with a combinations. Doheny, though, isn't giving up. Ball with a good jab and body shots. Doheny is a sitting duck, surviving on toughness alone.
Ball is walking him down, landing at will. Ball unloads with a combination, and it's all Ball for the remainder of the round. The referee stops the fight after the round ends. It's a TKO win for Ball.
Official Result
Nick Ball def. TJ Doheny via TKO in round 10 (3:00)
