Donovan vs Ball

Who won Donovan vs Ball?

Paddy Donovan beat Danny Ball by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 25th November 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chantelle Cameron losing to Katie Taylor. Also, on the undercard Skye Nicolson defeated Lucy Wildheart, Gary Cully was victorious over Reece Mould, Zelfa Barrett beat Costin Ion, John Cooney defeated Liam Gaynor and Jamie Morrissey was defeated by Emmet Brennan.

Donovan vs Ball stats

Paddy Donovan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Danny Ball made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Paddy Donovan was the younger man by 3 years, at 24 years old.

Ball had a height advantage of 2 inches over Donovan.

Paddy Donovan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Danny Ball was an orthodox fighter.

Donovan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 year and 2 months later than Ball, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 47 to Ball's 81.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danny Ball had been fighting more than Paddy Donovan.

Going to this contest, Paddy Donovan had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Danny Ball's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 16 days ago.

What time did Donovan vs Ball start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:20 PM UTC at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland, which was 4:20 PM EST or 1:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:20 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Donovan vs Ball?

Donovan vs Ball was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Donovan vs Ball?

Paddy Donovan was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Danny Ball made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.