Michael Conlan (boxer)

Michael Conlan

Conlan at Web Summit in Dublin, 2015
Statistics
Rated at Bantamweight
Flyweight
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nationality Irish
Born (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Stance Orthodox / Southpaw
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Olympic Games
2012 London Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
2015 Doha Bantamweight
European Amateur Championships
2015 Samokov Bantamweight
2013 Minsk Flyweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Bantamweight

Michael John Conlan (born 19 November 1991) is an Irish professional boxer from Belfast. He is currently signed with Top Rank.

As an amateur, Conlan reached number one in the AIBA bantamweight world rankings,[1] with achievements that include an Olympic bronze medal at London 2012 and a World Championships gold medal at Doha 2015. He has been one of Ireland's most successful amateur fighters of all time.

Background

Conlan was born in Belfast. His father and coach, John, hails from Drimnagh, County Dublin.[2] His elder brother, Jamie, is also a professional boxer.

Amateur career

Conlan won his first Ulster novice title at the age of 11, and is a three-time Irish national flyweight champion.[3] In his debut match at the 2012 Olympics, he defeated Ghanaian boxer Duke Micah, having received a bye in the first round.[4] In the quarter final, he defeated French boxer Nordine Oubaali by 22–18, guaranteeing himself a bronze medal.[5][6] Conlan lost his semi-final bout against Cuba's Robeisy Ramírez, who went on to win gold in the final.[7][8]

After the Olympics Conlan moved up from Flyweight to Bantamweight. He is currently in the AIBA rankings at #1. On 2 August 2014 he won the bantamweight division gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, beating England's Qais Ashfaq. Conlan won despite only returning to training two weeks prior following an injury.[9][10]

2015 started off with Conlan competing in WSB (World Series Boxing) for Italia Thunder. Conlan and his team mate also a fellow Irish boxer Paddy Barnes would compete in seven fights over 14 weeks in an effort to try and secure qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Michael racked up 5 wins out 7 which was just enough for him to finish second in the individual ranking and secure Olympic berth in Rio.

In August 2015 Conlan won the European Championships at Bantamweight and scooped Boxer of the Tournament. He competed in four fights beating; French, Danish, Italian and Great Britain representatives. He only lost 3 rounds out of a possible 36 on individual judges scorecards. His final was a repeat of the 2014 Commonwealth Games final against Great Britain's Qais Ashfaq. Conlan took the first in what was a very technical encounter, the Belfast man took the second on a split, by the 3rd round the No.1 seed (Conlan) was in cruise control which seen him take the round and the fight unanimously to retain Ireland's hold on the European 56 kg Bantamweight title and the best boxer award (both of which John Joe Nevin won in 2013).

In October 2015, Conlan won the gold medal in the bantamweight division at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships.[11] It was Ireland’s first ever male World Championship gold medal.[12][13] In December 2015, Conlan was named as the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for 2015.[14]

In the men's bantamweight quarterfinal stage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Conlan was eliminated by a controversial call, in which Russia's Vladimir Nikitin was awarded the victory.[15] Conlan reacted by raising his middle finger at the judges and delivering a strongly-worded live television interview to RTÉ, accusing officials in amateur boxing of corruption.[16][17][18] That decision was one of a number that had fellow international boxers and commentators questioning the integrity of Olympic boxing and the scoring system used.[19][20]

Conlan was found placing bets on boxing events at the 2016 Olympic Games, violating the IOC rules. Accordingly, he was sanctioned with a severe reprimand by the Disciplinary Commission of the IOC.[21]

2012 | Olympic Games

Conlan won Bronze in the Olympic Games at Flyweight. Results were:

2014 | Commonwealth Games

Conlan won Gold in the Commonwealth Games at Bantamweight. Results were:

2015 | European Championships

Conlan won Gold in the European Championships at Bantamweight. Results were:

2015 | World Championships

Conlan won Gold in the World Championships at Bantamweight. Results were:

Professional career

Following the 2016 Olympics and his disillusionment with amateur boxing, Conlan reaffirmed his intentions of turning professional.[22] Despite interest from several big promotions and rumours of a deal being struck with Mayweather Promotions,[23] it was Top Rank who secured Conlan's signature.[24] On September 23, Bob Arum confirmed that Conlan would be making his professional debut at Madison Square Garden, on St. Patrick's Day.[25]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
0 fights 0 wins 0 losses
By knockout 0 0
By decision 0 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 17 Mar 2017 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Professional debut

Television

In 2013, Conlan appeared in Celebrity Apprentice Ireland on TV3.[26] In 2016, Conlan appeared in Road To Rio on RTE2.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Conlan tops AIBA world rankings". Belfast Telegraph. 10 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cash boost to help Northern Ireland's boxing clubs off the ropes". Belfast Telegraph. 10 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "London 2012: Introducing... Michael Conlan". The Score. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Walsh: Conlan must control his emotions". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brilliant Conlan adds another medal". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "London 2012: Boxer Michael Conlan clinches third Irish medal". BBC News. BBC. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Michael Conlan beaten in Olympic semi-final". RTÉ News. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Profile". London 2012 Official Site. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Northern Ireland gets second gold medal with Conlan bantamweight win". Irish Sun.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Michael Conlan". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Conlan becomes the first Irishman to win gold at the World Boxing Championships". The 42. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Michael Conlan: I told everyone I would be world champion – you can call me the Conor McGregor of boxing!". Irish Independent. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Michael Conlan wins World Championship gold". RTÉ Sport. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Michael Conlan named RTÉ Sport Person of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Michael Conlan: 'AIBA are cheats, fucking cheats, as simple as that'". The Irish Times. 16 August 2016.
  16. ↑ Happe, Liam (August 16, 2016). "Rio 2016: Michael Conlan launches incredible profanity-laced rant at 'corrupt' Olympic chiefs". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  17. ↑ Willes, Ed (August 16, 2016). "Ed Willes: Irish fighter gives judges the middle finger as corruption allegation engulfs boxing". National Post. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  18. ↑ "'Amateur boxing stinks from the core right to the top' – Conlan". Irish Independent. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Gary Russell 'robbed' in loss as problems with Olympic boxing once again revealed", 16 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Boxing judges are 'crazy' over new scoring system". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "IOC sanctions three athletes for betting on Olympic competitions in Rio 2016" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "'I'm done with amateur boxing' - Michael Conlan confirms he's going pro". The42. 3 September 2016.
  23. ↑ "Is Michael Conlan on the verge of signing a professional deal with Mayweather Promotions?". Newstalk. 16 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Michael Conlan turns pro with Top Rank Boxing". ITV. 19 September 2016.
  25. ↑ "Michael Conlan professional debut confirmed for St. Patrick's Day at MSG". Boxing News and Views. 24 September 2016.
  26. ↑ "Judges and Contestants". TV3.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

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