Boxing Match Preview: Michael Conlan (20-3-0, 10 KOs) vs. Kevin Walsh (19-0-0, 10 KOs)
Venue: SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The broadcast begins at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. GMT, with main-event ringwalks expected around 5:41 p.m. ET / 9:41 p.m. GMT (roughly 10:00 p.m. local UK time).
Injury Report
No injuries have been reported for either fighter leading into fight week. Both have completed full training camps and made weight without issue. Conlan’s past foot injury (2020) and any historical concerns are resolved; Walsh has no known medical flags. The bout is expected to proceed as scheduled with both at 100% capacity.
Fighter Matchups & Styles
- Michael Conlan (“Irish Mick”): 34 years old, 5′ 8″ (173 cm), 69″ reach, orthodox. Former Olympic bronze medalist, two-time world-title challenger (lost to Leigh Wood and Luis Alberto Lopez). Technical southpaw-style mover with excellent footwork, jab, and body work. Strong finisher when he smells blood (10 KOs). Home-crowd advantage in Belfast will be massive.
- Kevin Walsh (“King”): 33 years old, 5′ 7½″ (171 cm), 65″ reach, orthodox. Brockton, Massachusetts native (Marvin Hagler’s hometown). Late pro starter (turned pro at ~27 after amateur boxing and personal setbacks). Power puncher (10 KOs in 19 wins) with relentless pressure and durability. Regional titles include WBC USA Silver Feather and New England belts. This is his biggest step up by far.
Tale of the Tape edge: Conlan in reach, experience, and ring IQ. Walsh in raw power and undefeated momentum.
Recent Form
Conlan (last 5 shown chronologically reverse):
- Sep 2025 – W TKO4 Jack Bateson (captured vacant WBC International title in Dublin; dropped Bateson twice).
- Mar 2025 – W UD8 Asad Asif Khan (solid comeback points win after long layoff).
- Dec 2023/2024 – L TKO7 Jordan Gill (stopped in hometown).
- May 2024 – L TKO (corner stoppage) vs. Luis Alberto Lopez (IBF title shot).
- Earlier wins over Karim Guerfi, Miguel Marriaga, etc.
Conlan is 2-0 in his current rebuild, looking sharper and hungrier than in his recent losses.
Walsh (last several):
- Late 2025 – W UD8 Jose Sosa.
- Sep 2025 – W KO1 Angel Luna.
- May 2025 – W vs. Tramaine Williams (split decision).
- Feb 2025 – W TKO8 Ricky de los Santos (won WBC USA Silver).
- Nov 2024 – W TKO4 Irvin Gonzalez (New England title).
Walsh has been highly active (four fights in 2025) and has stopped or dominated most recent opponents. He enters with genuine knockout threat but zero experience against top-10 level opposition.
Fight History Context
Conlan has shared the ring with world champions and contenders (Wood, Lopez, Gill, Doheny, Baluta). He has been stopped three times—all in high-level fights—showing chin concerns against elite pressure. Walsh’s résumé is padded with regional and journeyman wins; this is his first true “acid test.” The fight pits proven elite experience and home advantage against undefeated power and momentum.
FIGHT ODDS
Michael Conlan – 500
Kevin Walsh + 375
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, March 19, 2026
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FIGHT ODDS
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, March 20, 2026
