Paddy Donovan was disqualified at the end of the eighth round in his fight with Lewis Crocker on Saturday night

SATURDAY night finished in a mess and it’s a mess is going to take a bit of cleaning up. A cloud of mixed emotion hung over the SSE Arena. Disappointment, relief, frustration, anger, sadness, pride… Relief for the Lewis Crocker camp because their man somehow got out of there with a victory despite getting a boxing lesson from Paddy Donovan.

Lewis Crocker has shared a photo showing the injuries he suffered in his fight with Paddy Donovan. The Belfast man is now the mandatory challenger for the IBF world welterweight title after Donovan was disqualified from their Belfast showdown for hitting Crocker after the bell had sounded in the eighth round.

Promoter Eddie Hearn was last night caught in a crossfire, but came out admitting he felt it was only fair that Paddy Donovan landed a rematch with Lewis Crocker

Paddy Donovan was in control against Lewis Crocker but, after being dedicated two points for headbutts, the rising star was disqualified for hitting his Irish rival after the bell.

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A mass brawl broke out in the crowd at the SSE Arena in Belfast following the controversial world title eliminator between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan on Saturday night

Billy Nelson admitted winning in such a manner was "a very unsatisfactory way to win" despite Paddy Donovan owning most of the fight, but argued that 'The Real Deal' brought about his own misfortune

Lewis Crocker had his hand raised against Paddy Donovan after the Limerick man was controversially disqualified