Donovan vs McKenna

Who won Donovan vs McKenna?

Paddy Donovan beat Tyrone McKenna by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, September 5th, 2026, at Croke Park, 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 Katie Taylor beating Flora Pili. Also on the undercard Dave Allen beat Thomas Carty, Taylor Bevan defeated Emmet Brennan, and Molly McCann was victorious over Sylwia Doligala.

Donovan vs McKenna stats

Paddy Donovan stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tyrone McKenna made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Donovan had a massive power advantage over McKenna, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to McKenna's 32%.

Paddy Donovan was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

McKenna had a height advantage of 4 inches over Donovan.

Both Paddy Donovan and Tyrone McKenna fought out of a southpaw stance.

Donovan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years and 1 month later than McKenna, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 111 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to McKenna's 210.

Paddy Donovan went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at welterweight.

Donovan vs McKenna form

Donovan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Karen Chukhadzhyan on May 15, 2026, by majority decision in their IBF World Welterweight final eliminator fight at SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Germany.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Lewis Crocker on September 13, 2025, by split decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Windsor Park, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lewis Crocker on March 1, 2025, by disqualification in the 8th round in their IBF World Welterweight final eliminator fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

Before that, he had won against Lewis Ritson on May 25, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten Williams Andres Herrera on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ulster Hall, Belfast.

Tyrone McKenna had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Dylan Moran on September 13, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Windsor Park, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Harlem Eubank on March 7, 2025, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Brighton Centre, Brighton.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dylan Moran on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at SETU Arena, Waterford, Ireland.

Before that, he had lost to Mohamed Mimoune on August 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Lewis Crocker on December 2, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Paddy Donovan had last fought 3 months and 21 days ago, while Tyrone McKenna's last outing had been 11 months and 23 days ago.

Donovan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

McKenna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Donovan vs McKenna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Donovan vs McKenna?

Donovan vs McKenna was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Donovan vs McKenna?

Paddy Donovan was a 1/16 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Tyrone McKenna made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+780) with oddsmakers.