'Biggest fight in Irish history' as gym goes from strength to strength
Donovan and Lewis Crocker clash in 'the biggest fight in Irish history' this September after their March bout ended in controversy when the Limerick man was disqualified for striking his opponent after the bell had sounded at the end of the eighth round.
'The Real Deal' looked to be cruising to victory against the Belfast man up until that point and he will come into the rematch as the big favourite as a result.
And while Lee admits confidence will be high in the Donovan camp, he says they will have to be 'on the ball' and show Crocker 'something different'.
"It's all done, yeah. Done and dusted. It's a world title fight," Lee told the Irish Mirror.
"Just waiting for the venue to be confirmed, but it's the biggest fight in Irish history.
"It's unreal. The first fight was sensational. What an atmosphere. This time it's going to be even bigger."
He added: "We will be confident but that could be a pitfall. We have to be on the ball and show them something different this time."
It was confirmed last week that the IBF world welterweight title will be on the line after Jaron Ennis vacated the belt to move up in weight class. Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan
It is understood that the bout has been pencilled in for Saturday, September 6, with either Windsor Park or the SSE Arena in Belfast to host the bout, with a decision expected soon.
There's a huge buzz around Ballybrack Boxing Club after their newest fighter, Hamzah Sheeraz, landed a stunning knockout win over Edgar Berlanga in New York last weekend.
Sheeraz is the latest of a number of stars to base themselves with Lee in Dublin and their decision to train in Ireland is helping numerous young fighters coming through.
"There's so much going for Irish boxing between Katie last week and Paddy, the young star, coming up and all these young guys coming through," said Lee.
"Ballybrack is there and they can come to my gym, get their experience, move around with the big pros of the world."
He continued: "Ballybrack is turning into one of the best gyms in the world now with (Joseph) Parker, (Ben) Whittaker, (Paddy) Donovan, Hamzah Sheeraz, Jim Donovan, some great fighters out there.
"Kian (Hedderman) has sparred every single one of them. We had Kevin Cronin in last week, we've had all these young lads, we've had the two brothers, Jude and Jake Fitzgerald from Dungarvan in. We've had all the young lads in mine, all you've got to do is call or text me and if there's sparring for them, if there's someone in their weight, they can spar them."
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