What is Eric Donovan's record?

Eric Donovan's professional record is 16-2-0 with 8 knockouts.

When is Eric Donovan's next fight?

No next fight is confirmed as of 17 Oct 2026.

Featherweight · Ireland

Eric Donovan

16-2-0 8 KO · 2016–2022

Photo: HuntGroup, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Eric Donovan is a featherweight boxer from Ireland, born Jul 26, 1985. Record 16-2-0 with 8 knockouts over 2016–2022. Eric Donovan last fought Khalil El Hadri on Sep 24, 2022 and won by PTS over 12 rounds.

Also: Ерік Донован · اريك دونوفان

BornJul 26, 1985

Country🇮🇪 Ireland

NicknameLilywhite Lightning

DebutJun 25, 2016

Career2016–2022

Rounds boxed93

KO share50%

Born inAthy, County Kildare, Ireland

TitlesEBU super-featherweight title 2022

Boxerbook rating1665 ± 180 · inactive since Sep 2022Why here ›

Confirmed bouts2 of 18 · 1 official

Record and next fight

Record

16-2-0, 8 KOs · 2016–2022

Next fight

No next fight confirmed

Last result

Khalil El Hadri 🇫🇷

Won EBU super-featherweight title

PTS 12/12 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧

2022-09-24 ›
✓ one source

The record

18 bouts, 2016–2022, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 18, Wikipedia (ja) · 1, IBF/USBA Results · 1

Khalil El Hadri 🇫🇷

Won EBU super-featherweight title

PTS 12/12 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧

Donovan 15-2-0 · Hadri —

2022-09-24 ›
✓ one source

Engel Gomez

PTS 6/6 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧

Donovan 14-2-0 · Gomez —

2022-05-14 ›
✓ one source

Robeisy Ramírez 🇨🇺

TKO 3/10 · OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 🇬🇧

Donovan 14-1-0 · Ramírez 9-1-0

2022-02-26 ›
✓✓ two sources

László Szőke 🇭🇺

TKO 4/6 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧

Donovan 13-1-0 · Szőke —

2021-09-04 ›
✓ one source

Rafael Castillo

UD 6/6 · Fight Off Training Centre, Wavre, 🇧🇪

Donovan 12-1-0 · Castillo —

2020-12-05 ›
✓ one source

Zelfa Barrett

For vacant IBF Inter-Continental junior-lightweight title

TKO 8/10 · Matchroom Fight Camp, Matchroom Fight Camp, 🇬🇧

Donovan 12-0-0 · Barrett —

2020-08-14 ›
official ★

Joseafat Reyes

TKO 7/8 · The Devenish Complex, Belfast, 🇬🇧

Donovan 11-0-0 · Reyes —

2020-02-01 ›
✓ one source

Jose Aguilar

PTS 6/6 · Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, 🇬🇧

Donovan 10-0-0 · Aguilar —

2019-11-23 ›
✓ one source

Moises Mojica

KO 3/6 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧

Donovan 9-0-0 · Mojica —

2019-06-22 ›
✓ one source

Stephen McAfee

Won vacant BUI National featherweight title

KO 4/10 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 8-0-0 · McAfee —

2019-03-30 ›
✓ one source

Samuil Dimitrov

PTS 4/4 · Good Counsel G.A.A. Club, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 7-0-0 · Dimitrov —

2018-07-14 ›
✓ one source

Ignac Kassai

TKO 2/6 · WIT Arena, Waterford, 🇮🇪

Donovan 6-0-0 · Kassai —

2018-02-17 ›
✓ one source

Juan Luis Gonzalez

Retained BUI Celtic featherweight title

PTS 8/8 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 5-0-0 · Gonzalez —

2017-12-02 ›
✓ one source

Dai Davies

Won vacant BUI Celtic featherweight title

PTS 8/8 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 4-0-0 · Davies —

2017-09-09 ›
✓ one source

Laszlo Horvath

TKO 4/8 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 3-0-0 · Horvath —

2017-05-27 ›
✓ one source

Stefan Nicolae

TKO 2/6 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 2-0-0 · Nicolae —

2017-02-25 ›
✓ one source

Krzysztof Rogowski 🇵🇱

TKO 2/4 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 1-0-0 · Rogowski —

2016-11-05 ›
✓ one source

Damian Lawniczak

PTS 4/4 · National Stadium, Dublin, Dublin, 🇮🇪

Donovan 0-0-0 · Lawniczak —

2016-06-25 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Men's lightweight

Round of 32LJai Bhagwan 🇮🇳6:11

Round of 64WBakhodir Karimov 🇹🇯13:4

2 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Eric Donovan's record?: Eric Donovan's professional record is 16-2-0 with 8 knockouts.
When is Eric Donovan's next fight?: No next fight is confirmed as of 17 Oct 2026.
Who did Eric Donovan fight last?: Eric Donovan last fought Khalil El Hadri on Sep 24, 2022 and won by PTS over 12 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 3928 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/3928. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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