Skilled boxing might be heading again to Limerick, hints Jim Donovan.
The brand new to the scene professional moved to 2-0 in Letterkenny final weekend and is hopeful his third journey to the ring might be in his house county.
The 21-year-old says he might head house with fellow Treaty man Kian Hedderman and produce a professional present to Munster County for the primary time, Willie Casey and Andy Lee.
“Limerick has missed out on skilled boxing for years, Donovan famous. “There are some nice fighters there like Paddy, Eddie (Donovan, Jim’s brother and Paddy’s brother), me, and Kian Henderman. There hasn’t been knowledgeable battle night time in Limerick for years and one thing ought to be executed. Boxing followers in Munster and Limerick are hectic. Any venue in Limerick will fill out.”
Combating in his second professional battle solely 5 weeks after his skilled debut in Letterkenny final weekend, Donovan blasted out Bartlomiej Wlodarczyk, dropping the Pole within the opening spherical with a nifty left and shutting the present with a picture-perfect proper on the 1:44 mark of spherical one.
“A brand new day, new expertise,” Donovan described his professional boxing debut in Eire.
“He’s a troublesome opponent who got here to win, however clearly, expertise pay the payments. I really feel like I’ve been a professional for the final 4 or 5 years as a result of I’ve been in knowledgeable boxing health club since I used to be 14 years outdated. The debut was a very long time coming and hopefully, I’ll be 3-0 by the top of the 12 months with an enormous 2026 coming.
“Andy (Lee, James’ head coach and co-manager) is the mastermind behind all of it and an enormous thanks to my supervisor, Keith Sullivan, too. My two coaching camps as knowledgeable boxer have been with Paddy for his massive one and Joseph Parker for his battle this weekend.”
Talking on his show, his supervisor, Keith Sullivan, mentioned: An excellent efficiency. A superb displaying in Windsor Park, and tonight he bought his first knockout. Jim Donovan is a diamond within the tough. He’s going to be the subsequent Irish celebrity and carry the Donovan title in entrance of the massive Irish boxing crowd. However there’s just one Jim Donovan!
“We have now some irons within the fireplace if it doesn’t occur in Limerick so we will get him to 3-0 earlier than the top of this 12 months,” Sullivan concluded.
