Jamie Conlan says a mouthwatering gentle welterweight world title round-robin could possibly be brewing—and Pierce O’Leary is properly within the combine.
O’Leary put himself firmly on the world title path with European title victory at Ipswich’s Portman Street on Saturday night time.
The fighter-turned-fight maker believes the win marks one other step for the 25-year-old on the street to stardom, ought to enhance his homecoming hopes, and strikes him nearer to some large fights.
It additionally ensures he joins burgeoning British names Dalton Smith and Adam Azim on the potential ‘subsequent large factor’ at gentle welterweight listing.
Each of the aforementioned have held title that O’Leary now has in possession, have been repeatedly linked with one another, and have been earmarked for world degree success.
Supervisor, Conlan suggests ‘Large Bang’ enters the fray and makes it considerably of a Mexican standoff.
The previous world title challenger claims neither Brit shall be subsequent however does really feel they might all be mega cash rivals sooner or later.
“These are three of the most effective prospects not simply in Britain and Eire however the world,” Conlan informed Irish-boxing.com.
“They’re on their very own trajectories at current, however hopefully they’ll all be assembly sooner or later. Hopefully they’ll meet on the proper instances, doubtlessly in world title fights. Smith might be on the head of the queue proper now as a result of he’s subsequent in line for a world title with WBC and rightfully so. He’s improbable fighter however I imagine Eire has a potential celebrity on our palms in Pierce O’Leary. Contained in the ring, outdoors the ring, he does every little thing proper. He simply wants the platform and the correct fights.”
Whereas former Ray Moylette foe Smith could also be a step or two forward, Conlan revealed that Frank Warren has already tried to make that combat for the Sheriff Avenue native.
The manger, who boxed underneath the ‘The Mexican’ ring moniker, additionally indicated former undisputed gentle welterweight world title challenger Jack Catterral was a combat Queensberry tried to safe for the not too long ago topped European Champion.
