Crocker claimed the vacant IBF welterweight title after knocking down Limerick rival Paddy Donovan twice during a gripping 12-round contest – the second between the two fighters this year.

The jubilant scenes inside Windsor were also matched by fans of Crocker online, with the DUP’s Emma Little-Pengelly offering her congratulations.

"HE’S DONE IT!!!! Well done to the Croc, the one and only Lewis Crocker!! @lewiscrocker1 World champion,” she tweeted.

Belfast’s Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly meanwhile declared herself “so very proud”.

"And one of our own is a World Champion,” she posted. Please review your details and accept them to load the content

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"Huge congratulations to Lewis Crocker making our wee community and Belfast so very proud.

“Enjoy every minute! Well deserved.”

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