Michael Conlan vs Miguel Marriaga

The SSE Area in Belfast is the setting for Michael Conlan to return to motion this Saturday night, and the hometown hero tackles former three-time world title challenger, Miguel Marriaga on the high of the invoice.

FITE TV televise Conlan vs Marriaga reside within the UK, while ESPN+ will broadcast the invoice within the USA.

Conlan (16-1, 8 KOs) had made stable sufficient strides after turning skilled in 2017, ending his newbie profession after a controversial defeat on the 2016 Olympics.

A number of fringe contenders have been defeated by the Belfast man, and that led to a shot on the WBA featherweight title in March this 12 months in opposition to Nottingham’s Leigh Wooden.

The 30-year-old started as heat favorite to defeat Wooden within the champion’s personal yard, and after he dropped him within the opening spherical, and largely dominated by midway.

After Conlan was contentiously counted within the eleventh spherical, he was forward on all three playing cards going into the ultimate body, however would depart heartbroken, as Wooden discovered a monster shot to knock him out of the ring and ending contest in a last round defeat.

He now returns in opposition to Marriaga (30-5, 26 KOs), a person who has been in with, and misplaced to, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Oscar Valdez and Nicholas Walters in world title fights.

The 35-year-old has solely been stopped as soon as, retiring in opposition to the gifted Lomachenko, and is sturdy.

‘The Scorpion’ has misplaced two of his final three, and was dropped on the best way to a large factors defeat to Eduardo Ramirez in his final contest final December.

Prediction: It will likely be attention-grabbing to see how Conlan offers with such a psychologically damaging defeat in his final struggle, and I feel he might undertake a security first strategy to get him via right here. He ought to be capable of keep out of hassle, and win broadly on the playing cards.

McCorry meets Periban

Padraig McCrory defends his WBC Worldwide Silver tremendous middleweight title on the invoice, and the Belfast man meets the pale, former world title challenger Marco Antonio Periban over a scheduled ten rounds.

McCrory (13-0, 7 KOs) received the belt in August final 12 months, and defended with a second spherical stoppage of Celso Neves in his final struggle final November.

Periban (26-5-1, 17 KOs), who has misplaced to the likes of James DeGale and Joshua Buatsi, revived his profession with an eleventh spherical stoppage of Gabriel Garcia in April.

Prediction: McCrory ought to set a excessive sufficient tempo for the Mexican to withdraw from battle round midway.

McKenna returns

Tyrone McKenna additionally sees motion, and ‘The Mighty Celt’ is in with former British and Commonwealth champion, Chris Jenkins over a scheduled ten rounds at welterweight.

McKenna (22-3-1, 6 KOs) was final seen in March, stopped in six by former world champion Regis Prograis, whereas Jenkins (23-5-3, 8 KOs) was halted in 4 by Florian Marku in April.

Prediction: McKenna is the brisker man, and may take a factors win.

Remaining Undercard

Paddy Donovan (8-0, 6 KOs) continues to be solely 23-years-old, and the Limerick welterweight ought to have an excessive amount of for Tom Hill (10-2, 2 KOs) and may seize one other early win on this scheduled eight rounder.

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— Prime Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 31, 2022

In one other eight spherical contest, Ruadhan Farrell (3-0, 2 KOs) can declare the vacant Celtic featherweight title with a factors win over fellow unbeaten, Colm Murphy (4-0, 1 KO).