Conlan Boxing Presents: Conlan V Marriaga, Featherweight Battle
Big time boxing returns to the SSE Arena, with Belfast’s Olympic Bronze medalist & World amateur champion Michael Conlan taking on former World title challenger Miguel Marriaga.Conlan (16-1) is returning after his 'fight of the year' battle with WBA World champion Leigh Wood in March to take on the notorious danger man Miguel Marriaga (30-5).
Marriaga is widely regarded as one of the biggest punchers in the division and his all action style with prove a real test for Conlan. Conlan is looking to become Ireland’s only ever male World Boxing champion as both an amateur & a professional, and to do that he must overcome the heavy handed Marriaga who comes to Belfast trying to topple the local hero, it has all the ingredients to make for a great battle and one not to be missed.
Also on the undercard will be an array of local talent looking to push their careers onto the next level, with announcements on that in due course.