Conlan vs Marriaga . Stream LIVE and Exclusive on ESPN+ SATURDAY (2pm ET) @ The SSE Arena
Featherweight contender Michael “Mick” Conlan (16-1, 8 KOs), two-time Irish Olympic athlete and Belfast native, will return to the long-awaited ring this Saturday, May 6. 8, in the 10-round main event against Miguel Marriaga (30-5, 26 KOs) at SSE Arena Belfast. Conlan hopes to bounce back from a dramatic 12th round defeat to Leigh Wood, while Marriaga, a three-time world champion, is looking for a fourth shot in the bronze ring. UK and Irish fans can catch the above card WEBPAGE TELEVISION:
Conlan will face Colombian boxer Miguel Marriaga in the main event of 10 rounds on Saturday 6 August at the SSE Arena as part of Belfast’s annual Féile an Phobail festival. Conlan-Marriaga and the matches under the tag will stream live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+.
Promoted by Top Rated and Boxing Conlan, ticket will go on sale on Friday, June 10 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.co.uk.
“There is no place like home, and we are delighted that Mick will have another opportunity to perform in front of the huge Belfast fans,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “With a win over a solid opponent like Marriaga, he will once again be fighting for the featherweight world title in no time.”
“I am delighted to be back fighting in my beloved Belfast,” Conlan said. “Miguel is a great fighter, and together we will give fans a memorable night at the SSE Arena. This match will get me back in no time for world titles, and I’m enjoying the task at hand. “
Jamie Conlan, CEO of Conlan Boxing added: “Michael’s road back started with Miguel Marriaga. Miguel is a dangerous guy and one of the biggest boxers of the tournament, who mixed it at the top. August 6 will be another electric night in the city, which is becoming an annual Irish boxing tradition with Michael’s fight night at the Féile festival. The goal remains the same. Michael Conlan will be Ireland’s next world champion.”
A two-time Irish Olympic athlete, this marks Conlan’s fourth professional outing in Belfast and the third to feature in the Féile an Phobail. In August 2019, he knocked out Diego Alberto Ruiz in front of a sold-out crowd at Falls Park. Last summer, another sold-out crowd filled Falls Park when Conlan (16-1, 8 KOs) beat former junior featherweight world champion TJ Doheny in 12 rounds. Winning Doheny gives Conlan the required position to fight Wood. In an epic battle in the Battle of the Year, Conlan, the leader on the scoreboard, lost in round 12.
Marriaga (30-5, 28 KOs), from Arjona, Colombia, has been a factor in featherweight and lightweight since his debut in the US in 2014. He is a three-time world title challenger, inferior to Nicholas Walters and Oscar Valdez in featherweight and Vasiliy Lomachenko in an August 2017 bid for the WBO lightweight lightweight crown. Marriaga is 5-2 since Lomachenko and is back in featherweight after a decisive loss last December to lightweight rival Eduardo Ramirez.
A loaded battle card, titled Conlan-Marriaga, will stream live and exclusive in the US on ESPN+ at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT. Irish welterweight feeling Paddy “Real Deal” Donovan (8-0.6 KOs), rising featherweight Kurt Walker (2-0.1 KOs), and young middleweight standout Kieran Molloy (1- 0.1 KO) will see action separately from each episode.
Saturday, August 6
ESPN+ (2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT)
Michael Conlan vs. Miguel Marriaga, 10 rounds, featherweight
Tyrone McKenna vs Chris Jenkins, 10 rounds, welterweight division
Kieran Molloy vs. Evgenii Vazem 6 rounds, young middleweight
Padraig McCrory vs. Marco Antonio Periban, 10 rounds, McCrory’s WBC super-middleweight title
Kurt Walker vs. Marcos Gabriel Martinez, 6 rounds, featherweight
Paddy Donovan vs Tom Hill, 8 rounds, welterweight division
