Background
Conlan was born in Belfast. His father and coach, John, hails from Drimnagh, County Dublin.
Conlan was born in Belfast. His father and coach, John, hails from Drimnagh, County Dublin.
Amateur In his debut match at the 2012 Olympics, he defeated Ghanaian boxer Duke Micah, having received a bye in the first round. In the quarter final, he defeated French boxer Nordine Oubaali by 22–18, guaranteeing himself a bronze medal. After the Olympics Conlan moved up from Flyweight to Bantamweight.
He is currently in the AIBA rankings at #1.
2015 started off with Conlan competing in WSB (World Series Boxing) for Italia Thunder. Conlan and his team mate also a fellow Irish boxer Paddy Barnes would compete in seven fights over 14 weeks in an effort to try and secure qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Michael racked up 5 wins out 7 which was just enough for him to finish second in the individual ranking and secure Olympic berth in Rio. He competed in four fights beating.
French, Danish, Italian and Great Britain representatives.
He only lost 3 rounds out of a possible 36 on individual judges scorecards. lieutenant was Ireland’s first ever male World Championship gold medal. In December 2015, Conlan was named as the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for 2015.
2012 | Olympic Games Results were: Robeisy Ramírez: Lost (20:10) 2014 | Commonwealth Games Results were: 2015 | European Championships Results were: 2015 | World Championships Results were:.