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Shane Donovan vs Brett Wands
Boxing Daily Report from the Ace Boxing promoted show at Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff, taking place on 13/09/2025: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the Celtic Super Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Sky Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Shane Donovan (10 - 8(1) - 1) who hails from Bangor, UK and Brett Wands(14(4) - 3(1)) from Drogheda, Ireland. Both Donovan and Wands weighed in at 130 pounds. The referee tonight is Joshua Gillespie, and the three ringside judges are Terry Lyons, Dale Carrick and Mark MacNevin. Round 1: Donovan closes the distance. Wands drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Wands tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Donovan steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and an overhand left to the head. Donovan gets on the inside. Wands pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Donovan lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Wands is looking to keep his distance. Donovan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross. Donovan sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Wands's body. Donovan switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Donovan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Wands is on target with a stinging right hook. Donovan digs in a left uppercut to Wands's body. Wands lands a sharp jab. Wands attempts to land a jab, but Donovan blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Wands tries to step out of his opponents range. Wands feints a left, and then tries to land a jab, but Donovan sidesteps and counters with a cross. Donovan lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Wands hits home with a sharp cross. Donovan gets on the inside and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body. Donovan is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Donovan pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents body. Donovan closes the distance. Donovan pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a sharp right hook into his opponents ribs. Donovan drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Wands's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Wands's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 1 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 10 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Donovan lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Donovan switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Donovan throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut. Donovan is on target with a firm cross. Donovan digs in a solid right hook to his opponents ribs. Donovan lands two straights to the body, and one to the head. Donovan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Wands attempts to land a jab, but Donovan blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Donovan tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Donovan steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Wands connects with a cross. Donovan attempts to land a jab, but Wands sidesteps and counters with a cross. Donovan steps to the outside and connects with a cross. Donovan attempts to land a jab, but Wands dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Donovan advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Donovan lands a jab. Wands lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head. Wands throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Donovan steps inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Wands parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but Wands sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross. Donovan is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Round 2 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 6 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 3: Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two straights to the body, and one to the head. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Wands sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Wands tries to land a cross, but Donovan slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Donovan sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Wands switches the action to the outside. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan steps inside. Wands lands a right hook. Donovan tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. He follows up the attack and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Wands sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Donovan lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Donovan steps inside. Wands lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Wands lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Wands quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Wands is looking to keep the action on the outside. Donovan lands a cross. Wands manouvers Donovan into a neutral corner. Wands feints a left hook, but Donovan ignores the feint and lands with a right uppercut to Wands's ribcage. Wands lands a cross. Wands throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref stops the action and gives Donovan time to recover. Donovan is looking to close the distance. Wands lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Donovan steps to the outside and is on target with a solid cross. Donovan tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Donovan connects with a cross. Donovan steps inside and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs. Donovan sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Wands drives a right hook into his opponents ribs. Wands throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Wands's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 3 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 23 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 6 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 4: Donovan is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Wands's body. Donovan steps inside. Wands is on target with a sharp right hook. Donovan closes the distance. Wands lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right uppercut to the body. Wands pivots to the right of his opponent. Donovan connects with a stinging cross. Donovan digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Donovan finds the target with a jab. Wands hits home with a cross. Donovan switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left. Wands hits the target with a stiff jab. Wands drives a stiff jab into his opponents face. Donovan is on target with a cross. Wands pivots from in front of his opponent. Donovan digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Donovan lands a cross. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Wands steps to the outside. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan lands a straight 1 - 2. Wands lands a jab. Donovan is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Wands slips the shot and counters with a firm cross. Wands lands a solid cross. Round 4 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Donovan closes the distance. Wands pivots to the side of his opponent. Donovan lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Donovan connects with a cross. Donovan lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan lands an overhand left followed by two straights to his opponents head. Wands lands a solid jab. Donovan digs in a right hook to Wands's body. Wands is looking to keep the action on the outside. Donovan lands a straight 1 - 2. Donovan lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Wands is on target with a stinging right uppercut. Wands attempts to land a right hook, but Donovan slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Donovan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a solid jab. Donovan lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Donovan attempts to land a cross, but Wands sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Wands lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Donovan digs in a left uppercut to Wands's ribs. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Donovan's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Donovan lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Wands lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Wands throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross. Donovan switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Donovan lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Wands lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan steps away from his opponent. Donovan feints a right hook, and then lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Donovan gets on the inside and is on target with a solid right hook to Wands's body. Wands is on target with a jab. Wands lands a cross. Donovan steps inside. Wands lands a sharp left hook. Wands is on target with a jab. Wands is looking to keep the action on the outside. Donovan lands an overhand right, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head. Donovan connects with a cross. Donovan lands a cross. Donovan is on target with a left hook. Donovan drives a sharp right hook into his opponents ribs. Donovan throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook. Wands lands a double jab to his opponents head. Donovan is on target with a firm cross. Donovan attempts to land a cross, but Wands parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Donovan steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Wands is on target with a cross. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan lands an overhand left followed by two straights to his opponents head. Donovan is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Wands sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook. Donovan lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head. Donovan is looking to close the distance. Wands quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Donovan hits home with a stinging right hook. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He then lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Donovan steps away from his opponent and is on target with a stinging overhand right. Donovan is on target with a right hook to Wands's body. Wands forces Donovan to retreat onto the ropes. Donovan lands a cross. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Donovan steps to the outside and lands with a stinging jab. Donovan tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Wands is on target with a right uppercut. Donovan steps inside and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 23 Head Shots Thrown: 40 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Donovan tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Donovan steps to the outside and lands with a solid jab. Wands manages to force Donovan into the blue corner. Wands lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Wands is looking to keep his distance. Donovan connects with a cross. Donovan gets on the inside and connects with a left hook. Donovan steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Donovan pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Donovan throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref stops the action and gives Wands time to recover. Donovan lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and an overhand right to the head. Wands steps away from his opponent. Donovan sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head. Wands manouvers his opponent into the red corner. Wands tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Donovan is looking to keep his distance and lands with a solid jab. Donovan is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Wands lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross. Round 8 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 1 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Donovan lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan attempts to land a cross, but Wands parries the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Wands quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Wands throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Donovan is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Donovan attempts to land a jab, but Wands slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Donovan is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Wands pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid cross. Wands cuts off the ring, trapping Donovan on the ropes. Donovan lands a cross to Wands's body. Donovan throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut. Donovan lands a jab. Donovan lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Donovan is looking to close the distance. Donovan sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Wands lands a left hook. Donovan lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Donovan lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Round 9 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Donovan tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Donovan gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Wands pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Wands hits home with a sharp right hook. Wands forces Donovan to retreat onto the ropes. Wands lands a left uppercut. Wands tries to land a jab, but Donovan blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Donovan is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Wands lands a jab. Donovan switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left. Donovan lands two straights to the body, and one to the head. Wands hits home with a right hook. Donovan steps to the outside. Donovan sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Donovan is on target with a jab. Donovan attempts to land a jab, but Wands slips the shot and counters with a cross. Wands manouvers his opponent into the corner. Wands lands a right hook, cross and a right hook to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 11: Wands tries to keep the action at long range. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Wands tries to keep the action at long range. Donovan lands a cross. Donovan attempts to land a jab, but Wands parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Wands connects with a cross. Donovan gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Wands is looking to keep the action on the outside. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan hits home with a firm cross. Donovan lands a cross. Donovan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan tries to keep the action at long range. Donovan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Wands's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 11 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 12: Donovan digs in a solid left hook to Wands's ribs. Wands attempts to land a cross, but Donovan slips the shot and counters with a firm cross. Donovan lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Wands lands with a stiff jab. Wands lands a cross, left hook and a jab to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT! Donovan recovers before his opponent can take advantage. Wands manouvers Donovan onto the ropes. Donovan connects with a cross. Wands pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Donovan digs in a right uppercut to Wands's body. Donovan lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Donovan is on target with a cross. Wands lands a big cross. DOWN GOES DONOVAN! He beats the count, getting up at 4. Wands lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Donovan steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Donovan lands a straight 1 - 2. Wands finds the target with a jab. Wands cuts off the ring, trapping Donovan on the ropes. Donovan lands a stinging cross. Donovan steps to the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head. Donovan is looking to close the distance. Wands lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head. Donovan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Wands lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Round 12 Statistics Donovan: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Wands: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 12 Scores: 8 - 10 8 - 10 8 - 10 Final Scorecards: 117 - 110 117 - 110 117 - 110 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Bangor, UK.... Shane Donovan Fight Statistics Donovan: Total Punches Thrown: 453 Total Punches Landed: 264 Total Head Shots Thrown: 346 Total Head Shots Landed: 218 Total Body Shots Thrown: 107 Total Body Shots Landed: 46 Total Power Shots Thrown: 347 Total Power Shots Landed: 207 Total Jabs Thrown: 106 Total Jabs Landed: 57 Wands: Total Punches Thrown: 321 Total Punches Landed: 98 Total Head Shots Thrown: 276 Total Head Shots Landed: 86 Total Body Shots Thrown: 45 Total Body Shots Landed: 12 Total Power Shots Thrown: 209 Total Power Shots Landed: 76 Total Jabs Thrown: 112 Total Jabs Landed: 22