{"id":28082,"date":"2024-05-22T11:27:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=28082"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:59:24","slug":"paddy-donovan-vs-lewis-ritson-predictions-picks-and-odds-may-25-boxing-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/boxing\/paddy-donovan-vs-lewis-ritson-predictions-picks-and-odds-may-25-boxing-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Donovan vs Lewis Ritson Predictions, Picks and Odds May 25 &#8211; Boxing Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paddy Donovan vs Lewis Ritson Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Paddy Donovan and Lewis Ritson head to Leeds, England to box in a 10-round welterweight bout on Saturday, May 25 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/kevin-dolan\">WagerTalk boxing handicapper Kevin Dolan<\/a> gives his <strong>Paddy Donovan vs Lewis Ritson<\/strong> betting preview with the fight set to start around 3:00pm ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">Love This Prediction? 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