Michael Conlan vs Karim Guerfi – Results & Post-Fight Report

Michael Conlan continued his rebuild after his heart-breaking last round loss to Leigh Wood in March, as he crushed Karim Guerfi inside a round in their scheduled ten rounder at featherweight.

Conlan (18-1, KO9) was three minutes away from becoming world champion in Nottingham in the spring, only to have the chance cruelly ripped away, although he did return with a dominant points win over ten against Miguel Marriaga in August. Guerfi (31-7, KO9) came in as an experienced fighter, winning European titles at bantamweight and featherweight.

Guerfi did have a history of being caught cold though, and that was exactly the case here, as toward the end of the opening round, Conlan trapped the Frenchman on the ropes and unleashed a blizzard of punches that eventually chopped Guerfi down to the canvas, where the referee called the fight off mid-count.

Conlan will now hope to lure Wood back into the ring for a rematch in 2023.

The undercard was threadbare due to several last minute withdrawals.

Sean McComb (15-1, KO5) claimed the vacant WBO European super lightweight title, as he won every round of ten against Hungary’s Zsolt Osadan (23-1-1, KO15).

Padraig McCrory (15-0, KO9) wasn’t at his best, but he still won all eight rounds at light heavyweight against Dmytro Fedas (8-1-2, KO5).

Kurt Walker (5-0, KO1) was another shutout winner, as he took all six frames against Yader Cardoza (26-21-1, KO8) at featherweight.

Fearghus Quinn (5-0, KO2) became the new Celtic middleweight champion, as he stopped Graham McCormack (8-2, KO1) in the fifth of their scheduled eight rounder.

Conor Quinn (4-0-1, KO3) won every round of six at flyweight against Stephen Jackson (1-28-1, KO1), and at super welterweight, Kieran Molloy (4-0, KO3) forced Alexander Zeledon (6-40-4, KO0) after the second of their six rounder.