[2] On 23 May 2009, Doran made his professional debut in a four-round points decision victory over Alex Spitko.
He returned to the ring on 24 May 2014 to score a six-round points decision over Harry Matthews.
[3] On 14 February 2015, Doran won the Prizefighter middleweight tournament, earning £32,000 after stopping Cello Renda in the third round of the final.
[4] Doran won his first regional championship—the vacant WBC International middleweight title—in an action-packed two rounds against Luke Keeler on 2 April 2016.
[5] On 25 June 2016, Doran faced British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale, but was stopped (and knocked down four times) after four one-sided rounds.