By Jack Sumner @Jack_Sumner_
Jamie McDonnell attempts to win the IBF bantamweight title in his hometown of Doncaster on Saturday, when he challenges for the vacant world crown at the Keepmoat Stadium, home of the town’s beloved Doncaster Rovers. The 27-year-old is hoping to become Doncaster’s first world champion in front of a partisan South Yorkshire crowd, but in the other corner will stand an opponent who comes with a fearsome reputation in Mexico’s Julio Ceja.
The visiting fighter has promised to knock McDonnell out in front of his home fans and one look at his record suggests that Ceja (24-0, 22 KO’s) has complete belief in fulfilling that promise. With a knockout percentage of 91.66% the unbeaten 20-year-old is the one of the most ferocious punchers in the division and has hall-of-fame Mexican trainer Nacho Beristain in his corner.
