After 'kick' controversy, Nick Ball is ready to meet the best fighter in the world

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The Liverpudlian emerged from a scrappy, ugly fight with TJ Doheny, in which he escaped punishment after kicking out at his opponent, to stand in line to face Japan's legendary four-weight world champion Naoya Inoue

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