ESPN’s Mike Coppinger brings phrase that WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball is “within the means of finalizing a deal” to face veteran Ronny Rios on October fifth in Ball’s hometown of Liverpool.
Rios (34-4, 17 KO) was beforehand slated to welcome Stephen Fulton to 126 this coming weekend, however presumably obtained pulled after Caleb Plant vs Trevor McCumby obtained rescheduled. Destiny actually doesn’t need “Cool Boy Steph” again within the ring anytime quickly.
The 34-year outdated has twice challenged for world titles, dropping a 2017 resolution to Rey Vargas and subsequently struggling a stoppage loss to Murodjon Akhmadaliev 5 years later. He was final seen in April, ending a 22-month layoff with a knockout {of professional} B-side Nicolas Polanco on ProBox TV.
Ball (20-0-1, 11 KO), in the meantime, makes his inaugural protection after dramatically edging out Raymond Ford for the belt as a part of Queensberry’s sweep of Matchroom final June. He’d beforehand settled for a attract a profoundly ugly match with the aforementioned Vargas that noticed Ball do the whole lot in his energy to attempt to drag a watchable combat out of the longtime titlist.
Ball is must-watch TV and Rios is a troublesome out when he’s on. I’d have most popular to see Queensberry and High Rank as soon as once more staff as much as pit Ball in opposition to Rafael Espinoza or one in all their different high featherweights, however I’ll take it.
