Irish welterweight Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0, 11 KOs) had to withdraw from a planned stay-busy fight in December due to a minor injury but now he’s preparing to fight his domestic archrival in an anticipated all-Irish fight. Donovan, who fights out of Limerick and trains in Dublin, will face Lewis “The Croc” Crocker (20-0, 11 KOs), of Belfast, Northern Ireland on March 1st. “Point of Pride” will headline a Matchroom Boxing card to be streamed live on DAZN from SES Arena in an IBF eliminator. As soon as two fights away, Donovan could get his world title shot, if he defeats Crocker. “There’s something different about a good Irish fighter and I believe I’m the next,” Donovan proclaimed. “I think having turned pro at 19 and now 25, it took many life changes since turning pro. It’s so much what I’ve learned in the gym that counts the most as it is the ups-and-downs of life – becoming a husband and father, losing loved ones – that helped me to improve. I’ve improved as a person and that helped me become a better fighter.”