'An all-Irish fight for a world title, it doesn't get any better or bigger'

Tonight Donovan takes on Lewis Crocker at Windsor Park in the first ever world title fight between two Irishmen.

HISTORY BOYS: Lewis Crocker, left, and Paddy Donovan face-off, with promoter Eddie Hearn, centre, at The ICC in Belfast ahead of their IBF World Welterweight bout at Clearer Twist National Football Stadium Windsor Park in Belfast on Saturday night. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

On the day Paddy Donovan turned professional in 2019, Andy Lee said that his new protege would probably be a world champion.

Tonight Donovan takes on Lewis Crocker at Windsor Park for the IBF welterweight world title in Belfast, and it is widely expected the Lee prophecy will be fulfilled.