Anthony Joshua & Francis Ngannou share final face off as they weigh-in for their huge heavyweight bout in Riyadh
Nick Ball lived up to his nickname to score two knockdowns, but it wasn’t enough to earn him a world title at ‘Knockout Chaos’’ during his rise through the ranks, thought he’d done enough to beat WBC featherweight champion Rey Vargas in Saudi Arabia on Friday night.Ultimately, Ball walked away from the fight empty-handed after the ringside judges scored the bout a draw and incited boos from those inside the Kingdom Arena.
Grisham’s co-commentator Barry Jones had Ball losing every round through five, and the 27-year-old fought like he knew he had work to do in the sixth. Vargas finally got his chin checked in round seven and he was forced to hold on after being badly wobbled by a series of strikes – but he managed to survive.It was a much quieter eighth round before it burst into life in the final moments as Ball dropped the champion, who was off balance and claiming it was a push, only for the referee to call it a legitimate knockdown.
Another knockdown for Ball in round 11, and Vargas could have no complaints about it, although that didn’t stop him from moaning at the referee.
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