Round-by-Round: Lewis Crocker vs. Paddy Donovan II | DAZN - 13 September 2025

[Kilburn]

Crocker needed to bring a mix of the old and the new, not just the new.

[CaptainSpacerod]

I have Crocker edging that thanks to 2 KDs, landed the better shots in other rounds too, Paddy landed more tippy tippy shots but didn’t outbox him enough to make up for the KDs

[skanksta]

Think Crock got that - close, but 2KDs is enough to nick it surely....

[rd350lc]

Croc maybe won 3 rounds.
Abject performance really, had Donovan in queer Street with the second knock down.
Why didn't he go for it?
Donovan not keeping the belt against the proper top boys.

[THEBUTCH]

Buncey and Josh Taylor have Crocker edging it.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Scorecards!!

115-111 Donovan
114-112 Crocker
114-113 Crocker

Winner by split decision
And NEW IBF champion

Lewis Crocker!!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Wow! wtf?

How?

Damn!!!!!!

[Glass Joe]

[Ruthless-RKO]

What’s Eddie Hearn doing?

Questioning?

[rd350lc]

Don't agree with that, maybe took lots on the gloves, but had so much less output.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Irish now dodgy judges too?

[Ruthless-RKO]

They trying to mask it with the very right scorecards.

[Delta Jay]

I was at the world champs in Liverpool, but watched it from the second on my phone in the taxi home. How did youse score the first? I had it a it around even, with Paddy winning every round he didn’t get dropped, except one around the 6th or 7th.


What we saying team?

[Ruthless-RKO]

So on the cards, the KD’s won it for him.

[Glass Joe]

Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

[forcefraser]

Not a great fight but if anyone won that I'd edge it to Paddy

[Taansend]

I didn't score that but felt like Paddy won 8 rounds, maybe 9.

[margaret thatcher]

i like croc, but gonna need to match him with kid gloves to keep that title

its unfortunate to me how much he's just become a walk ahead slugger these days, winging haymakers. ironic to say that when hes just won a major title, but he used to box and move and counter so wonderfully.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

Eddie was talking in the week about the winner facing Benn despite him doing absolutely nothing to deserve a shot at any kind of title let alone a world belt

[keithmoonhangover]

Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

He's promoting.

[rd350lc]

Cash out fight with Benn makes the most sense.
Hope he makes a few quid while it lasts.

[margaret thatcher]

eddie gottaa be dripping, benn would have a good chance for sure to beat crock, eddie is absolutely balls deep on benn and that would be huge for him

[skanksta]

Well he showed something different tonight - didn't think he had it in him to win, let alone like that.

Gotta be a trilogy - makes sense, makes money and both vulnerable to losing the belt to anyone else.

[Kilburn]

I didn’t score the fight so can’t bleat about how others did.

Disappointing spectacle overall though. Donovan didn’t show a great deal of adaptability. Crocker came in with a different gameplan and was never brought under control.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

Eddie was talking in the week about the winner facing Benn despite him doing absolutely nothing to deserve a shot at any kind of title let alone a world belt

Easy way for Benn to challenge for a world title