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Paddy Donovan scored his fourth win as a professional on Saturday night
HIGHLY-REGARDED Limerick-based boxer Paddy Donovan added to his growing reputation on Saturday night when scoring a first round stoppage against England's Des Newton at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
Twenty one-year-old Donovan, who is managed by Limerick's former world champion Andy Lee, turned in an excellent display to stop his 32-year-old English opponent just 90 seconds into the opening round of their bout in London.
Welterweight Donovan was first up on an impressive Top Rank/Queensbury card which also includes names like Michael Conlan and Carl Frampton.
This clinical success, on his first appearance in the ring in 2020, was Donovan's fourth win as a professional.
Ennis native Donovan boxed in his amateur days out of Limerick's Our Lady of Lourdes St Saviours boxing club and now is coached and .
Donovan, who has now recorded three KOs as a professional, is a 13-time Irish national amateur champion.
Paddy Donovan moved to 4-0 with a first-round knockout at York Hall tonight
— Boxing on BT Sport (@BTSportBoxing) August 15, 2020
Keep an eye on him, he's @AndyLeeBoxing's protégé ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/U8X5U3oaSI
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