Windsor Park in Belfast delivered a lively atmosphere for a stacked card topped by Lewis Crocker versus Paddy Donovan for the vacant IBF welterweight title, with local favorites and prospects sprinkled throughout a busy undercard featuring Caoimhin Agyarko against Ishmael Davis and a McKenna–Moran rematch.
Lewis “The Croc” Crocker edged Paddy Donovan by split decision after a tactical start gave way to heavier exchanges, highlighted by two Crocker left-hook knockdowns in rounds three and five. Donovan jabbed his way back into long spells of the eighth and ninth, but Crocker closed well down the stretch to sway two cards, with scores reading 115–111 Donovan, 114–112 and 114–113 Crocker.
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Caoimhin Agyarko outpointed Ishmael Davis by split decision in a tense, momentum-shifting twelve. Davis switched stances and pressed early, Agyarko found counters mid-fight, and swelling around Agyarko’s right eye added jeopardy before a late ruled knockdown for Davis in the twelfth. The cards were 115–112 Davis, 114–113 Agyarko and 114–113 Agyarko.
Tyrone McKenna stopped Dylan Moran in their junior-middleweight rematch, ending matters at 1:22 of the seventh. After back-and-forth action and a cut to McKenna from a clash of heads, a left hand rocked Moran before a follow-up flurry forced the referee to step in.
Matty “Bam Bam” Boreland halted Ruadhan “El Nino” Farrell in the corner after six rounds at super bantamweight. Boreland banked the early frames, dropped Farrell with a left hook at the start of the sixth, and poured it on to the bell, prompting Farrell’s team to retire him between rounds.
Patrick “The Bomber” Brown kept his perfect knockout run, stopping Austine Nnamdi at 1:51 of round two. Brown’s right hand produced a knockdown early in the second, a left hook badly hurt Nnamdi moments later, and the referee waved it off.
Aaron Bowen blasted past Carlos Miguel Ronner with a second-round knockout, scoring two knockdowns in the session before the stoppage at 2:35 to remain unbeaten at super middleweight.
Former MMA star Molly McCann made a successful boxing debut, overwhelming Kate Rodomska for a sixth-round stoppage at 1:21 of a scheduled six-two. McCann mixed stances, scored a fourth-round knockdown, and closed strong to force the referee’s intervention.
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Kyle Smith opened his account with a clear four-round decision over Connor Meanwell, boxing behind a steady jab to sweep the referee’s card 40–36 at middleweight.
Caine Singh upset Donagh Keary over four at featherweight, pressing the action early and answering a late surge to take it 39–37 on the referee’s tally.
Jim Donovan defeated Lukasz Barabasz by four-round decision at middleweight, scoring a third-round knockdown and winning 39–36 on the card.
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