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My Take
Michael Conlan is impossible for me to think about without the 2016 Olympics. That controversial quarter-final loss in Rio, and his furious reaction, became one of boxing's defining moments of injustice, and it lit the fuse for his pro career later that year. Before that he was already a world, European and Commonwealth champion as an amateur and an Olympic bronze medallist, plus RTÉ Sports Person of the Year in 2015. The 2022 Ali-Frazier Award only confirms the company he keeps. A Belfast fighter from Northern Ireland who boxed for Ireland - those layered identities make him a fascinating figure, and his ring walks have a theatre all their own.
Overview
Michael John Conlan (born 19 November 1991) is an Irish former professional boxer from Northern Ireland. A world, European, and Commonwealth champion (representing Northern Ireland at the latter), and an Olympic bronze medallist, Conlan turned professional in 2016 after a controversial loss at the 2016 Olympic Games. He was RTÉ Sports Person of the Year in 2015.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Conlan
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・コンラン
- Reading
- まいける・こんらん
- Born
- November 19, 1991 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Ali–Frazier Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.