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.

Billy Nelson is fully focused on a world title bid for Lewis Crocker with the Belfast man now a mandatory challenger for a shot at the IBF

Paddy Donovan looked to be on his way to becoming the mandatory challenger for the IBF world welterweight title on Saturday night before being disqualified

In one of the most staggering finales to a fight in a British ring, Paddy Donovan was disqualified while opponent Lewis Crocker was on the canvas, writes Tris Dixon.

Belfast's Lewis Crocker wins a dramatic IBF eliminator against Paddy Donovan after his opponent is disqualified for delivering a punch after the bell at the end of the eighth round.