Frank Warren Talks Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Michael Conlan, Nick Ball, Extra

THE QUEENSBERRY TEAM is about to make the short-haul hop throughout the Irish Sea this week forward of what is going to absolutely be a memorable occasion on the SSE Enviornment in Belfast on Saturday.

The primary occasion for the night speaks for itself, with native hero Michael Conlan bidding to develop into IBF world featherweight champion when he takes on the holder Luis Alberto Lopez in what must be a cracking combat that we’re delighted to ship to the BT Sport viewers.

By transferring the primary occasion ringwalks to 9pm, we’ve made sure that Lopez vs Conlan doesn’t conflict with any of this weekend’s different boxing occasions so the followers can watch all of the motion reside. However, I’ve obtained a sense Belfast will surpass another choice.

Lopez, in fact, is thought to British viewers for the time late final 12 months when he ventured right into a Leeds cauldron and overcame earlier champion Josh Warrington. It reveals us what he’s all about and now he’s swapping Leeds for Belfast, the place he’ll encounter an equally partisan crowd baying for the house favorite to succeed.

I’m delighted that, as a part of the bundle to deliver this headliner to BT Sport, we’re giving the chance for 5 Queensberry fighters to characteristic on the invoice and Nick Ball, particularly, has a selected level to show.

Our Scouse dynamo, I imagine, is the way forward for the featherweight division and a world champion in ready. He actually introduced his arrival on the scene final 12 months with a massively spectacular win-treble in opposition to harmful opponents with a mixed whole of 55 wins and simply 5 defeats.

Bludgeoning Ball stopped all three of them!

Fairly merely, Nick needed to be on this card as a result of he intends to put himself proper within the body to combat the winner out of Lopez-Conlan. There can be no higher place for him to placed on an announcement efficiency with the eyes of the boxing world fastened on Belfast.

Nick, sometimes, is taking over one other unbeaten opponent within the South African Ludumo Lamati in what can be a 3rd defence of his WBC Silver title. It reveals you the boldness we have now within the 26-year-old and it’s a likelihood for him to essentially reinforce his credentials on the night time.

After all, Lopez-Conlan and Ball-Lamati signify two thirds of a captivating night time for the featherweight division as a result of, over in Manchester, Leigh Wooden will try to win again his WBA belt from Mauricio Lara.

For many who need their full fill of featherweight motion, we have now synced timetables with the highest of the invoice in Belfast set to happen shortly after 9pm.

One other two Queensberry champions can be on parade on the undercard with two of our Irish quantity thrilled to be preventing nearer to dwelling.

Our IBO world tremendous featherweight champion Anthony Cacace makes a primary defence of his belt in what must be an entertaining scrap in opposition to the IBO Worldwide champion Damian Wrzesinski.

Anthony is a category act and a massively underrated operator who potential home opponents at all times appear to offer a large berth. Wrzesinski, however, has been chasing the combat for a while now and is massively assured of inflicting an upset.

Now we have just a little inside monitor on the Polish fighter as a result of he has been ready for this combat by our good pal and colleague, Southampton-based coach Wayne Batten.

It could sound like an uncommon link-up, however it truly took place by Wrzesinski bumping into Mark Chamberlain on vacation and the pair swapping notes on their boxing careers. The previous Polish champion subsequently obtained involved with Wayne after which began to make common coaching journeys to the South Coast.

We’re instructed that Wrzesinski is a health nut with unimaginable endurance and stamina, so we are able to presume he intends to take Anto deep into the combat. He views this as his Golden Ticket and Anto should be on his recreation to carry on to his title.

One other younger Irishman who I price very extremely is our tremendous light-weight Pierce O’Leary, who holds the WBC Worldwide title, of which he’s making a primary defence.

Pierce is a big expertise and he carries unimaginable energy and a crowd-pleasing mentality. There are a few home tremendous lightweights getting rave evaluations in the meanwhile within the British champion Dalton Smith and the highly-rated Adam Azim. I’d fortunately put Pierce in with both and can be extraordinarily assured in doing so.

I doubt very a lot it would occur any time quickly as a result of folks in boxing know simply how harmful Pierce is and, reality be instructed, he’s wanting extra on the world scene the place he’ll quickly be making a serious impression.

Pierce is first up on the televised part of the night time when the BT Sport cameras begin rolling at 6.30pm, adopted by Anthony, Nick after which the primary occasion.

Be sure you tune in!

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