Britain’s Nick Ball seems set to put his undefeated record on the line again after defeating TJ Doheny last time out.
Nick Ball of Liverpool, England, has a record of 22-0-1 after a stoppage win over Naoya Inoue‘s former foe, TJ Doheny.
The win came three fights after Ball’s closest fight, a draw against Rey Vargas, which many believe Ball should’ve won.
With talks of his next fight mentioning one fearsome fighter, Ball may have bitten off more than he can chew with this one.
Nick Ball to face Luis Nery next
Luis Nery holds a record of 36-2, having lost only to Brandon Figueroa in 2021 and Naoya Inoue in 2024.
Nery faced ‘The Monster’ in his home country of Japan, and shocked onlookers when he did the unthinkable and sent the hometown hero to the canvas in the very first round.
Inoue, who had never been dropped before, was forced to regain his composure and fight on after the scare.
The Japanese fighter soon took the fight to Nery, and, after five rounds of pressure and domination, Inoue stopped Nery in the sixth.
According to NoSmokeBoxing, Nery may be next on the chopping block for the relentless Ball, who is eyeing a mega-fight with Inoue.
Ball will hope to beat Nery in even more spectacular fashion than Inoue did.
Naoya Inoue has been dropped once since
In his most recent fight, Inoue faced 26-1 Ramon Cardenas. Cardenas’ only loss came at the hands of a 14-9-1 opponent who has since moved to 15-26-1.
This led many to question his chances. If he couldn’t beat a journeyman, how could he slay ‘The Monster’?
Yet he also shocked fans when, in round two, Cardenas dropped Inoue for the second time ever in his career.
Once again, though, Inoue got up, fought on, and stopped Cardenas in the eighth.