Lewis Crocker weighed in at 146.6 lbs, while Paddy Donovan came in at 145.7 lbs during today’s weigh-in for their rematch this Saturday, September 13th, in a fight for the vacant IBF welterweight title at Windsor Park in Belfast, Ireland. The steamed portion of the event begins at 2:00 p.m. ET, live on DAZN.
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IBF Welterweight Title on the Line
The two fighters are set to rematch after their previous fight on March 1, 2025, ended with an eighth-round disqualification of Donovan for hitting Crocker after the round had ended. It’s more important this time because the vacant IBF 147-lb title will be at stake.
The winner of the fight will be in a position to make life-changing money against the likes of Conor Benn, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, and Teofimo Lopez.
DAZN Main Card and Prelims
- Lewis Crocker 146.6 vs. Paddy Donovan 145.7
- Ishmael Davis 153.5 vs. Caoimhin Agyarko 153.3
- Tyrone McKenna 149.5.vs Dylan Moran 149.8
- Patrick Brown 204.8 vs. Austin Nnmadi 197.6
- Molly McCann 121.3 vs. Kate Rodomska 118
Prelim Card
- Ruadhan Farrell 122 vs. Matthew Boreland 121.7
- Donagh Keary 125.3 vs. Caine Singh 125.3
- Aaron Bowen 163.2 vs. Carlos Miguel Ronner (162.2
- Kyle Smith 157 vs. Connor Meanwell 155.5
- Jim Donovan 159.5 vs. Lucas Barabasz 163
Paddy Donovan’s Quest for Redemption
“I’m going to get the job done in tremendous fashion tomorrow. I know the true Lewis Crocker, and he’s not going to beat me. You’re going to see the best me ever,” said Paddy Donovan to DAZN Boxing about his headliner fight against Lewis Crocker for the vacant IBF welterweight title on Saturday.
Donovan, 26, was indeed doing the job on Crocker in their first fight earlier this year, ahead 69-63 on two of the scorecards before he was disqualified by dropping Lewis with a right hook after the eighth round ended.
As the round ended, it looked like Paddy was on the verge of stopping him soon. However, a second after the bell sounded in the 8th, Donovan spoiled things by clocking Crocker with a late hit. In the rematch on Saturday, if we see a carryover from Donovan’s dominance, it should be an easy fight.
Lewis Crocker’s Confidence at Weigh-In
“Do I look nervous? I’m ready for tomorrow. I got to give it everything. I’ve got to fight my heart out. Everything I have trained since I was a kid, I have to show tomorrow, and that’s what I will do,” said Lewis Crocker.
Lewis looked amped up to the extreme at the weigh-in, excited and ready to jump into the ring to begin fighting. For him to be so confident, it can only suggest that he had a good camp and has identified a weakness in Donovan, having broken down tape with his trainer while studying the first fight.
