Jamie Conlan

Jamie Conlan (born 10 October 1986) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 2009 to 2017, and has since worked as a boxing manager. He held the Commonwealth super-flyweight title in 2016 and challenged for the IBF super-flyweight title in 2017. He is the older brother of professional boxer Michael Conlan.

Jamie Conlan
Statistics
Nickname(s)
The Mexican
The Irish Gatti[1]
Weight(s)Super-flyweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
Born (1986-10-11) 11 October 1986
Belfast Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins19
Wins by KO11
Losses1

Amateur career

Conlan started boxing at the St John Bosco Boxing Club in Belfast, and represented Northern Ireland and Ireland at international level. He was initially coached by his father and Sean McCafferty, a former Olympian. At 13 years of age, he had his first competitive fight, marking the start of a successful amateur career. Conlan went on to win numerous domestic titles, including five All-Ireland junior titles, one National under-21 title, and one All-Ireland senior title. He also won three gold medals and one silver medal in the annual Four Nations Championship, contested by fighters from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Conlan turned professional with an amateur record of 11 losses in 118 fights.[2]

Professional career

Conlan vs. Alfadli

Conlan turned professional in 2009. His first bout came against British fighter Anwar Alfadli, who he defeated on points.

Conlan vs. Smoes

In April 2014, he acquired the WBO European super-flyweight title with a victory over Benjamin Smoes at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. Conlan outclassed the Belgian fighter and knocked him down in the sixth, before an inevitable seventh-round knockout.[3]

Conlan vs. Estrella

In September, he defeated Mexico's Jose Estrella to capture the WBO Inter-Continental title.[4]

In 2015, Conlan announced he would be leaving Belfast and longtime trainer John Breen to train under Danny Vaughan out of Macklin's Gym Marbella.[5]

Conlan vs. Ancajas

On November 18, 2017, Conlan fought Jerwin Ancajas for the IBF super flyweight title. Ancajas defeated Conlan via a sixth round TKO.[6]

In March 2020, Conlan was named vice president of boxing management company MTK Global.[7]

Personal life

Conlan's brother Michael is also a professional boxer and a former European and World amateur champion for Ireland. Their father, John, is from Drimnagh, County Dublin.[8]

Professional boxing record

20 fights 19 wins 1 loss
By knockout 11 1
By decision 8 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Loss 19–1 Philippines Jerwin Ancajas TKO 6 (12), 0:52 18 Nov 2017 United Kingdom SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland For IBF super-flyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Nicaragua Yader Cardoza SD 12 10 Mar 2017 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant WBC Silver International super-flyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Hungary David Koos PTS 8 5 Nov 2016 United Kingdom Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17 Win 17–0 Czech Republic Patrik Bartos TKO 2 (8), 0:56 16 Jul 2016 United Kingdom Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales
16 Win 16–0 United Kingdom Anthony Nelson KO 8 (12), 0:40 30 Apr 2016 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England Won Commonwealth super-flyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Argentina Adrian Dimas Garzon KO 4 (8), 1:57 7 Nov 2015 Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
14 Win 14–0 Mexico Junior Granados UD 10 4 Jul 2015 Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Retained WBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Mexico Jose Estrella UD 10 6 Sep 2014 United Kingdom Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won WBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Hungary Gabor Molnar TKO 3 (10), 1:58 20 Jun 2014 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained WBO European super-flyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Belgium Benjamin Smoes TKO 7 (10), 0:23 4 Apr 2014 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant WBO European super-flyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Argentina Walter Rojas TKO 1 (10), 1:51 19 Oct 2013 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Mike Robinson TKO 10 (10), 2:46 9 Feb 2013 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 Win 8–0 Slovakia Elemir Rafael PTS 6 21 Jan 2012 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Delroy Spencer PTS 6 25 Jun 2011 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Kyle King KO 3 (4), 1:31 13 May 2011 United Kingdom Medway Park Leisure Centre, Gillingham, England
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom Francis Croes RTD 3 (4), 3:00 15 Dec 2010 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Bulgaria Hyusein Hyuseinov TKO 3 (4), 1:54 18 Sep 2010 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Deleon Spencer PTS 4 11 Jun 2010 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Bulgaria Itsko Veselinov TKO 5 (8), 0:32 13 Feb 2010 Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Anwar Alfadli PTS 4 6 Nov 2009 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland

References

Jamie Conlan - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

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