Homecoming
Queensbury Promotions
5th November 2016
Titanic Exhibition Centre
Belfast, Northern Ireland
TV UK – BOXNATION
US – Not Shown
Jamie Conlan ‘The Mexican’ 30yrs Old 17 (11 KO’s)-0-0 V TBA
Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Flyweight Title Fight
Jamie is the older brother of Top Rank Promotions latest addition from the Olympics Michael Conlan, and he makes his long awaited return to his home city of Belfast, Northern Ireland after last fighting there in September 2014. Jamie is currently undefeated at 17-0 and striving for a title fight in 2017, he is certainly doing all the right things to get noticed and make his wish come true. He lives up to his nickname of the Mexican with a come forward thrilling style which normally guarantees war like fights, like his award winning fight of the year against Anthony Nelson which happened in February this year. He is a definitely a rising start and one to watch closely in the coming year. Jamie is currently ranked with the IBF at #11
Paddy Barnes 29yrs Old 0-0-0 V Stefan Slavchev 8 (4 KO’s)-24-1
Flyweight Fight
Paddy Barnes makes his long awaited Pro Debut in his hometown Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has been boxing from the age of eleven and he has been boxing an amateur for nine years, this includes three trips to the Olympics in 2008 Beijing, 2012 London & more recently 2016 Rio where he has won two Olympic Games Bronze medals. He has also competed in Commonwealth games and European Amateur Championships were he has managed to win three Gold & two Silver medals.
Quote from Frank Warren (from Boxnation Website) Warren said: “Belfast is always special when it comes to boxing as it is a fight city and the Irish really know their Boxing. I’m excited to be coming back and with Jamie Conlan never being in a dull fight excitement is guaranteed. Paddy Barnes is something special and it will be an honour to promote his first professional outing after his illustrious amateur career and three Olympic Games which in itself is an incredible achievement. I am working with Mathew Macklin to get Jamie a World title fight in Belfast next year so he has everything to play for on 5th November.”
Other fighters appearing on the card are as follows:
Marco McCullough 15 (9 KO’s)-3-0 V Luis Lugo ‘Cobrita’ 17 (13KO’s)-5-3
Phillip Sutcliffe Jnr 11 (7 KO’s)-1-0 V Chris Jenkins ‘Rok’N’Rolla’ 16 (8KO’s)-1-1
Declan ‘Pretty Boy’ Geraghty 13 (3 KO’s)-1-0 V Khvicha Gigolashvili 14 (3 KO’s)-15-0
Con Sheehan ‘Irish’ 3 (1 KO)-0-0 V Kamil Sokolowski 2-7-1
Tyrone McKenna 11 (3 KO’s)-0-1 V Sean Creagh ‘Creaghsy’ 4 (2KO’s)-0-0
Stephen Ormond ‘The Rock’ 21 (11 KO’s)-3-0 V Daniel Bazo 3 (2 KO’s)-10-3
Sean Turner ‘Big Sexy’ 8 (6 KO’s) V Ivica Perkovic 22 (17 KO’s)-31-0
Gary Sweeney ‘The Gallant’ 2 (2 KO’s)-0-0 V Jarek Prusak 8 (8 KO’s)-1-0
Steven Ward 0-0-0 V Merdjidin Yuseinov 7 (2 KO’s)- 16-2