Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny: Date, start time, TV channel and undercard for the featherweight title clash

FEATHERWEIGHT world champion Nick Ball will be putting his belt on the line as he faces former champion TJ Doheny.

Ball, 27, will be defending his featherweight title for the third time in just 12 months in his hometown of Liverpool at the M&S Bank Arena.

Nick Ball defends his WBA featherweight title in Liverpool on Saturday night

TJ Doheny returns to the ring after his KO defeat at the hands of Naoya Inoue in September

In his last fight, Ball defeated American fighter Ronny Rios by TKO in the tenth round to secure his 21st win in his professional career.

This next fight comes as another tough test where his title and his undefeated record will be on the line in front of a raucous home crowd.

TJ Doheny, 38, is a former IBF super-bantamweight champion who most recently fought one of the best boxers in the world, Naoya Inoue.

Doheny fell to a seventh round TKO in that fight and is potentially staring at one last title tilt..

When is Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny?

• The fight is live from the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Saturday, March 15.
• The event starts at 7pm GMT.
• The ring walk for Nick Ball and TJ Doheny is scheduled for approximately 10pm GMT.

What TV channel is Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny on and can it be streamed?

• Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny will be available on TNT Sports and Discovery+
• Viewers will need a TNT Sports subscription in order to watch the fight
• Alternatively, coverage will be available via SunSport‘s live blog.

Full card

• Nick Ball vs TJ Doheny – for WBA featherweight title
• Andrew Cain vs Charlie Edwards – for British & Commonwealth bantamweight titles and WBC Silver titles
• Brad Strand vs Ionut Baluta – for European super-bantamweight title
• Jadier Herrera vs Jose Enriquez
• Jack Turner vs Ryan Farrag
• Boma Brown vs Cristian Uwaka
• Jack Power vs Jose Aguirre
• Stephen Clarke vs Dmitri Protkunas
• William Birchall vs Engel Gomez
• Lucas Biswana vs Ezequiel Gregores
• Lewis Lawton vs Artjom Spatar
• Leighton Birchall vs Laszlo Bernath

What’s been said?

Former world champ Tony Bellew has described Ball as “the most exciting fighter” in Britain.

The Bomber said: “Nick Ball gives such value for money.

WThat boy just gets in the ring and he fights and fights non stop. Aggression.

“I’d go as far as to say I think Nick Ball is the fittest fighter in the country. He’s relentless.

“He’s literally the Tasmanian devil. He is all over you, he is not letting you off the hook. He fights fire with fire. He’s a fan’s favourite.

“And as a watch for pure excitement, I’d go as far as saying he’s the most exciting fighter in this country.

“I can’t see past him.

“Now what you want is you want to match him with really good boxers.

“So, we’ve seen him with Raymond Ford where he beat him for the world title,”