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ERIC "Lilywhite Lightening" Donovan has decided to retire from boxing, the Athy man announced on Friday evening. Taking to social media the recently crowned EU…

Eric Donovan has retired from boxing. After 30 years of punching the Kildare favourite hung up his gloves at the age of 37. Donovan goes out on top having scaled his personal Everest to win the EU European super featherweight title last month. The former St Michaels Athy BC amateur announced his decision online on

Donovan’s last fight in September culminated in a thrilling EU featherweight title victory in Belfast.

JUST a week on from his triumph of capturing the EU Super Featherweight belt in Belfast and on the eve of his homecoming to his native Athy, we reprise the two…

By Conor Forrest THE ARCH in Athy was absolutely hopping on Saturday 20 August, with people turning out in their droves for the Athy RFC fundraising fight night.

Boxers from across the globe have landed in the Serbian capital Belgrade and started their preparations for the International Boxing Association Men's World Boxing Championships, which are due to open on Sunday.

RTÉ Sport journalist Eric Donovan made a tough decision to change managers in March 2020, and it reaped rewards, as his stock soared in what turned out to be a breakthrough year for the Kildare native.  Having dominated the domestic scene in his first 12 fights as a professional, Donovan realised that he had perhaps set the bar too low and craved a challenge on a bigger stage, which led to a partnership with Belfast-based promoter Mark Dunlop.  Within a few months, the new partner...