Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn proceed to stage the largest boxing occasions lately – with the assistance of Turki Al-Alshikh, however Warren has actually not forgotten about his obligations to assist boxing in the UK – saying a further occasion for the top of subsequent month that may be a little nearer to dwelling.
Recent from the announcement of a 3rd ‘Magnificent Seven’ card in Birmingham, Queensberry have confirmed that they may return to Belfast to stage a ‘Belfast Brawl’ , headlined by up-and-coming super-lightweight Pierce O’Leary (14-0) – who defends his WBC worldwide title towards Darragh Foley (22-5-1).
O’Leary secured a career-best win over Hovhannes Martirosyan (16-0) final outing, which noticed him break into the highest 15 within the WBC rankings. In the meantime, Foley provided a spirited efficiency towards Jack Catterall in his most up-to-date look however finally misplaced a large unanimous-decision, that contest coming simply two months after he knocked out Robbie Davies Jr. in Liverpool.
Within the co-main occasion, Belfast native Conor Quinn (9-0-1) will problem English flyweight champion Conner Kelsall (11-0) for the vacant Commonwealth title, after a bunch of Warren’s new signings seem on the undercard, together with highly-rated Cuban Jadier Herrera (14-0), Liverpudlian bantamweight knockout artist Jack Turner (6-0) and much-lauded Cork newbie Steven Cairns.
Upon the official announcement of the invoice, Frank Warren declared that there may even be a plethora of native expertise on the cardboard, while revealing his pleasure on the alternative to witness the most recent members of his secure on their respective Queensberry debuts.
“I’m very a lot trying ahead to returning to Belfast the place, most lately, we staged vastly profitable exhibits headlined by Carl Frampton,
“I’m very pleased to be going again and showcasing the skills of Queensberry’s Irish contingent, headed up by Conor Quinn and Pierce O’Leary, with each in massive fights and Conor in what needs to be a traditional collision with the English champion, the highly-rated Conner Kelsall.
“There might be a number of native expertise on the cardboard – together with numerous our new signings – and I’m notably trying ahead to seeing Steven Cairns in motion for the primary time below the Queensberry banner, plus Jack Turner, who comes with an already formidable popularity.
So far as Belfast fighters are involved, Conor Quinn might be joined by Colm Murphy (11-0) – who fights Scotland’s Jack Turner (6-1) within the featherweight division, in addition to undefeated native southpaw James McGivern (8-0), who competes at light-weight towards Rashid Omar (6-0).
The occasion will go forward dwell on TNT Sports activities on Friday June twenty eighth on the SSE Enviornment – a venue that Frank Warren and Queensberry haven’t staged a card since June 2018 – the place Michael Conlan headlined towards Adeilson Dos Santos and Jack Catterall defeated Tyrone McKenna by a detailed unanimous-decision within the co-main occasion.
The likes of Sunny Edwards, Lewis Crocker, Padraig McCrory and Gary Cully additionally appeared on that invoice, and Warren might be hoping that his present prospects on his newest Belfast card can emulate an analogous degree of success to these names on the earlier one.
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