Donovan set to fight Ritson on Taylor vs. Catterall undercard

RISING Irish star Paddy Donovan will take one other step up at school when preventing Lewis Ritson on Might 25 in Leeds.

The struggle, which is able to happen at welterweight, is about to kind a part of the undercard of Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II, sources at this time knowledgeable Boxing Information.

Twenty-five-year-old Donovan, presently 13-0 (10), has dazzled so far as a professional, dropping barely a spherical, a lot much less a struggle. He has stopped every of his final 4 opponents inside the space and boasts wins over the likes of Sam O’Maison, Danny Ball and, most not too long ago, Williams Andres Herrera. Nonetheless solely 25, he seems to own the expertise and marketability to change into an enormous identify in Irish boxing.

Ritson, in the meantime, is a former British light-weight champion who has been competing at light-welterweight of late, the place his fortunes have been blended. There have been good wins there for Ritson, notably in opposition to Dejan Zlaticanin and Robbie Davies Jr, however there have additionally been defeats which have proven the restrict of his potential. These embrace setbacks in opposition to Francesco Patera, who outpointed the Newcastle man in a European title struggle, Jeremias Nicolas Ponce, who stopped him in 10 rounds, and Ohara Davies, who stopped him in 9. Now 23-3 (13), this struggle in opposition to Donovan may characterize Ritson’s last roll of the cube.