Edward Donovan [4(1)-0] plans to steal the show in Belfast on Saturday night.
‘The Dominator’ wants to put on a performance for the TG4 cameras at the Europa Hotel.
The Top Rank star’s younger brother, Paddy Donovan, has been building the spotlight since he turned himself in in March of last year. Despite being a European minor medal winner and an extremely respected prospect within Irish wrestling circles, he has not received the fanfare that some argue he deserves.
The 22-year-old is set to change that tomorrow when he appears on the Eric Donovan undercard. [no relation] and Khalil El Hadri’s EBU EU Super Featherweight title fight live on terrestrial television.
The Limerick welterweight predicts the kind of TV show that will put his name on the lips of fight fans.
“It is a great platform to fight and I am very grateful for the opportunity. Come Saturday night I’ll put on a world class performance. I’m going there to steal the show,” Donovan told Irish-boxing.com.
Once in the spotlight, the OLOL graduate and former underage standout wants to stay there, and he thinks the best way to do that is to have big fights.
The man from Munster, who says he finds it difficult to find willing opponents, is willing to fight anyone in the welterweight or light middleweight divisions once his Irish debut is out of the way.
“I want to be a household name. I am willing to fight anyone,” she adds before making any statement about anyone, anywhere, anytime, and even any title.
“I’ve been training the best, I’ve been hitting the best since I was 16 years old. I have practiced with Irish elite wrestlers and with English and British elite wrestlers. I am willing to fight anyone at welterweight or super welterweight. I want to fight for titles, any title that I can step in and fight for. I will fight on any date, I am always ready.”
Saturday’s opportunity came late after several fights flopped on the terrestrial television undercard. Dovanan points to the fact that he lives the life that allowed him to intervene.
“I am a full-time athlete, I am always training hard and I am always there or there with my weight. In this fight, whether the opponent was welterweight or super welterweight, it didn’t matter. I’m making 147 pounds easy.”
