Jamie Conlan

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.

Jamie Conlan
Born	(1986-10-11) 11 October 1986 (age 38) Belfast Northern Ireland
Other names	The Mexican The Irish Gatti[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-flyweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	19
Wins by KO	11
Losses	1

Amateur career

Conlan started boxing at the St John Bosco Boxing Club in Belfast, and represented Northern Ireland and Ireland at international level.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Conlan vs. Estrella

In September, he defeated Mexico's Jose Estrella to capture the WBO Inter-Continental title.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

In March 2020, Conlan was named vice president of boxing management company MTK Global.^[7]

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.^[8]

Professional boxing record

20 fights	19 wins	1 loss
By knockout	11	1
By decision	8	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
20	Loss	19–1	Jerwin Ancajas	TKO	6 (12), 0:52	18 Nov 2017	SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	For IBF super-flyweight title
19	Win	19–0	Yader Cardoza	SD	12	10 Mar 2017	Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won vacant WBC Silver International super-flyweight title
18	Win	18–0	David Koos	PTS	8	5 Nov 2016	Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17	Win	17–0	Patrik Bartos	TKO	2 (8), 0:56	16 Jul 2016	Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales
16	Win	16–0	Anthony Nelson	KO	8 (12), 0:40	30 Apr 2016	Copper Box Arena, London, England	Won Commonwealth super-flyweight title
15	Win	15–0	Adrian Dimas Garzon	KO	4 (8), 1:57	7 Nov 2015	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
14	Win	14–0	Junior Granados	UD	10	4 Jul 2015	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Retained WBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Jose Estrella	UD	10	6 Sep 2014	Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won WBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight title
12	Win	12–0	Gabor Molnar	TKO	3 (10), 1:58	20 Jun 2014	Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained WBO European super-flyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Benjamin Smoes	TKO	7 (10), 0:23	4 Apr 2014	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won vacant WBO European super-flyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Walter Rojas	TKO	1 (10), 1:51	19 Oct 2013	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9	Win	9–0	Mike Robinson	TKO	10 (10), 2:46	9 Feb 2013	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8	Win	8–0	Elemir Rafael	PTS	6	21 Jan 2012	Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
7	Win	7–0	Delroy Spencer	PTS	6	25 Jun 2011	Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland
6	Win	6–0	Kyle King	KO	3 (4), 1:31	13 May 2011	Medway Park Leisure Centre, Gillingham, England
5	Win	5–0	Francis Croes	RTD	3 (4), 3:00	15 Dec 2010	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4	Win	4–0	Hyusein Hyuseinov	TKO	3 (4), 1:54	18 Sep 2010	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3	Win	3–0	Deleon Spencer	PTS	4	11 Jun 2010	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2	Win	2–0	Itsko Veselinov	TKO	5 (8), 0:32	13 Feb 2010	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
1	Win	1–0	Anwar Alfadli	PTS	4	6 Nov 2009	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland