December 10: Michael Conlan-Karim Guerfi Belfast Showdown to Stream Live and Exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ – Live coverage begins at 1:15 p.m. ET/10:15 a.m. PT
Unbeaten Top Rank prospects Paddy Donovan, Kieran Molloy and Kurt Walker are scheduled to fight in undercard bouts
Conlan vs Guerfi -FITE, ESPN+ – Dec. 10 – 1 pm ET
Featherweight contender Michael “Mick” Conlan looks to shine in his Belfast homecoming when he battles French veteran Karim Guerfi on Saturday, Dec. 10, at The SSE Arena.
Conlan-Guerfi and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 1:15 p.m. ET/10:15 a.m. PT. The Belfast bonanza kicks off a fistic marathon on the ESPN family of networks. Conlan-Guerfi precedes “Heisman Night” from Madison Square Garden featuring the junior welterweight main event between former lightweight king Teofimo Lopez and former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza.
WHEN IS CONLAN VS. GUERFI? DATE, START TIME
Date: Saturday, December 10
Card start time: 3.00 p.m. ET / 8.00 p.m. GMT
Main event ringwalks (approx): 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. GMT
The fight will be staged at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The fight will has no confirmed UK broadcaster at the time of writing, but for viewers in the US they can watch it live on ESPN+
The preliminary card is set to get underway at 3.00 p.m. ET / 8.00 p.m. GMT with the Conlan vs. Guergfi ringwalks scheduled for 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m.
Conlan (17-1, 8 KOs) returns for his second Belfast block party since his valiant challenge of WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood in March. The two-time Irish Olympian was leading on the scorecards before being knocked out in the 12th round. In August, he returned to his winning ways with a one-sided decision over three-time world title challenger Miguel Marriaga at The SSE Arena. Guerfi (31-6, 9 KOs), from Manosque, France, is a former two-division European champion coming off a decision win over Mexican veteran Ricardo Mercado in July.
Undercard standouts include a trio of undefeated Top Rank-signed prospects: junior middleweight Kieran Molloy (3-0, 2 KOs) and featherweight Kurt Walker (4-0, 1 KO) will see action in six-rounders, while rising welterweight Paddy Donovan (9-0, 6 KOs) aims for his third victory of the year in an eight-rounder.
CONLAN VS. GUERFI FIGHT CARD
Michael Conlan vs. Karim Guerfi; Featherweight
Liam Taylor vs. Tyrone McKenna; For Taylor’s WBO European welterweight championship
Graham McCormack vs. Fearghus Quinnl For the Boxing Union of Ireland BUI Celtic middleweight championship
Lewis Crocker vs. TBC; Welterweight
Padraig McCrory vs. TBC; Light heavyweight
Kurt Walker vs. Yader Cardoza; Featherweight
Mark McKeown vs. Brayan Mairena; Super featherweight
Conor Quinn vs. Stephen Jackson; Flyweight
Paul Ryan vs. TBC; Super welterweight
Sean McComb vs TBC; Super lightweight
Kieran Molloy vs. TBC; Super welterweight
