Paddy Donovan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patrick Donovan Ennis, County Clare, Ireland |
| Other names | The Real Deal |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
Patrick Donovan is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur, Donovan competed at the 2016 World Youth Championships. [1]
On 20 June 2019, it was announced that Donovan had signed a contract to fight professionally with Top Rank where he would be promoted by Bob Arum. [2] [3] Donovan made his professional debut on 11 October 2019 against Arturo Lopez. In the opening round, Donovan landed a clean left hand which put his opponent on the canvas. Donovan was declared the winner by knockout after Lopez failed to beat the count. [4] [5]
Donovan fought Danny Mendoza on 16 November 2019. In the opening moments of the second round, Donovan connected with a sharp left hand which resulted in his opponent receiving a standing count. Donovan continued to control the remainder of the bout and sealed the win after winning every round on the referees scored card. [6] On 20 December 2019, Donovan faced Oscar Amador. Donovan dominated the opening two rounds, consistently landing to both the head and body. In the third round, Donovan connected with a powerful left hand which knocked his opponent down. Donovan secured the win after Amador was unable to recover from the knockdown. [7] [8]
On 15 August 2020, Donovan fought against Des Newton. Donovan dropped his opponent with a left hook in the opening moments of the first round. Newton recovered from the knockdown, however, Donovan proceeded to land a powerful right uppercut to the body which knocked his opponent down for a second time. Following the second knockdown, the referee called an end to the bout. [9] [10] On 11 November 2020, Donovan faced Jumaane Camero. Donovan won via points decision after outboxing his opponent throughout the duration of the bout. [11] [12]
Donovan fought Siar Ozgul on 19 February 2021. In the opening rounds, Donovan succeeded in landing a number of uppercuts against his shorter opponent. In the fourth round, Donovan appeared to hurt Ozgul after connecting with a powerful left hook. At the end of the fourth round, Ozgul's corner opted to retire their fighter after he sustained large amounts of damage. [13] [14] On 6 August 2021, Donovan fought Jose Luis Castillo. In the first round, Donovan knocked his opponent down after landing a heavy left hook to the body of Castillo. The referee called an end to the bout after Castillo was unable to beat the count. [15] [16]
On 26 February 2022, Donovan fought on the undercard of Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall, in a bout against Miroslav Serban. Donovan won via technical knockout in the sixth round after the referee called an end to the bout following an injury to Serban's left ear. [17] [18] [19] Donovan faced Tom Hill on 6 August 2022. Donovan controlled the bout from the outset and was declared the winner via wide points decision after winning every round of the bout on the referees scorecard. [20]
| 14 fights | 14 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Lewis Ritson | TKO | 9 (10), 0:32 | 25 May 2024 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Williams Andres Herrera | TKO | 7 (10), 1:44 | 27 Jan 2024 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Danny Ball | TKO | 4 (10), 2:41 | 25 Nov 2023 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Sam O'maison | TKO | 6 (8), 2:13 | 20 May 2023 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Luis Eduardo Souza | TKO | 1 (8), 2:50 | 1 Apr 2023 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Tom Hill | PTS | 8 | 6 Aug 2022 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Miroslav Serban | TKO | 6 (6), 0:56 | 26 Feb 2022 | OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jose Luis Castillo | KO | 1 (6), 1:22 | 6 Aug 2021 | Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Siar Ozgul | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 19 Feb 2021 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jumaane Camero | PTS | 6 | 11 Nov 2020 | Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Des Newton | TKO | 1 (6), 1:31 | 15 Aug 2020 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Oscar Amador | KO | 3 (6), 2:09 | 20 Dec 2019 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Danny Mendoza | PTS | 6 | 16 Nov 2019 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Arturo Lopez | KO | 1 (6), 1:16 | 11 Oct 2019 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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