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.
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.
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.
Conlan vs. Estrella In September, he defeated Mexico's Jose Estrella to capture the WBO Inter-Continental title.
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.
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.
In March 2020, Conlan was named vice president of boxing management company MTK Global.
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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes20Loss19–1 Jerwin AncajasTKO6 (12), 18 Nov 2017 19Win19–0 Yader Cardoza1210 Mar 2017 18Win18–0 David KoosPTS85 Nov 2016 17Win17–0 Patrik BartosTKO2 (8), 16 Jul 2016 16Win16–0 Anthony NelsonKO8 (12), 30 Apr 2016 15Win15–0 Adrian Dimas GarzonKO4 (8), 7 Nov 2015 14Win14–0 Junior GranadosUD104 Jul 2015 13Win13–0 Jose Estrella106 Sep 2014 12Win12–0 Gabor MolnarTKO3 (10), 20 Jun 2014 11Win11–0 Benjamin SmoesTKO7 (10), 4 Apr 2014 10Win10–0 Walter RojasTKO1 (10), 19 Oct 2013 9Win9–0 Mike RobinsonTKO10 (10), 9 Feb 2013 8Win8–0 Elemir RafaelPTS621 Jan 2012 7Win7–0 Delroy SpencerPTS625 Jun 2011 6Win6–0 Kyle King3 (4), 13 May 2011 5Win5–0 Francis Croes3 (4), 15 Dec 2010 4Win4–0 Hyusein HyuseinovTKO3 (4), 18 Sep 2010 3Win3–0 Deleon SpencerPTS411 Jun 2010 2Win2–0 Itsko Veselinov5 (8), 13 Feb 2010 1Win1–0 Anwar Alfadli46 Nov 2009
References
External links Jamie Conlan - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live