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
Competitor for  Ireland
Olympic Games
2012 London Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
2015 Doha Bantamweight
European Amateur Championships
2015 Samokov Bantamweight
2013 Minsk Flyweight
Competitor for  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Bantamweight

Michael Conlan (born 19 November 1991) is an Irish amateur boxer from Belfast. His achievements include an Olympic bronze medal at London 2012 and a World Championships gold medal at Doha 2015.

Background

Conlan was born in Belfast. His father and coach, John, hails from Drimnagh, County Dublin.[1] His older 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.[2] In his debut match at the 2012 Olympics, he defeated Ghanaian boxer Duke Micah, having received a bye in the first round.[3] In the quarter final, he defeated French boxer Nordine Oubaali by 22–18, guaranteeing himself a bronze medal.[4][5] Conlan lost his semi-final bout against Cuba's Robeisy Ramírez, who went on to win gold in the final.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

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 56kg 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.[10] It was Ireland’s first ever male World Championship gold medal.[11][12] In December 2015, Conlan was named as the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for 2015.[13]

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:

Television

In 2013, Conlan appeared in Celebrity Apprentice Ireland on TV3.[14]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Cash boost to help Northern Ireland’s boxing clubs off the ropes". Belfast Telegraph. 10 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "London 2012: Introducing... Michael Conlan". The Score. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Walsh: Conlan must control his emotions". Evening Herald (Independent News & Media). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Brilliant Conlan adds another medal". The Irish Times (Irish Times Trust). 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "London 2012: Boxer Michael Conlan clinches third Irish medal". BBC News (BBC). 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Michael Conlan beaten in Olympic semi-final". RTÉ News (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Profile". London 2012 Official Site. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Northern Ireland gets second gold medal with Conlan bantamweight win". Irish Sun.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Michael Conlan". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Conlan becomes the first Irishman to win gold at the World Boxing Championships". The 42. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Michael Conlan wins World Championship gold". RTE Sport. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Michael Conlan named RTÉ Sport Person of the Year". RTE Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Judges and Contestants". TV3.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

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