UNBEATEN IRISH WELTERWEIGHTS Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan will meet in an eagerly anticipated domestic showdown at Belfast’s SSE Arena on 1 March.
Home fighter Crocker (18-0, 10KOs) and Limerick rival Donovan (14-0, 11KOs) are each promoted by Matchroom, and they will headline one of Eddie Hearn’s Fight Night shows live on the streaming platform DAZN.
The winner of their eagerly anticipated encounter will take a significant step towards challenging for a world title.
Belfast v Limerick !
— Lewis Crocker (@lewiscrocker1) December 14, 2024
Absolutely buzzing for this, one of the biggest Irish fights ever in a IBF World title eliminator in my city!
Will have ticket info soon..
LFG!!😤
21-0⏳ https://t.co/R4oN3bMQsO
Belfast’s ‘Croc’, 27, and the Andy Lee-trained Donovan, 25, have been on a collision course for over a year, with each of them on a similar trajectory towards the top end of their division.
Their rivalry has marinated in interviews and on social media, albeit there has always been an underlying respect between them.
Each man is exceptionally confident that he has the beating of the other, but one of them will lose their undefeated record on 1 March while the other will join the likes of Callum Walsh and Aaron McKenna as a prospect boasting legitimate world title ambitions in the short- to medium-term future.
Ticket details for Crocker v Donovan will be announced in the coming weeks.
Should be a cracking fight, fancy paddy for the win
Going be brilliant fight..very little between them..irish boxing on the up with numerous chances of world belts coming.
Paddy has the ability to be a very special fighter. Has a lot of technical ability. Could be a world beater. This fight will be great for Irish boxing I just think Paddy on points in this. Hopefully a few more All Irish fights get made.