Conlan vs Walsh

Who won Conlan vs Walsh?

Kevin Walsh beat Michael Conlan by split decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, March 20th, 2026, at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Kevin Walsh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Conlan vs Walsh stats

Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Kevin Walsh made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws.

Michael Conlan was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Conlan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Walsh. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Michael Conlan and Kevin Walsh fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conlan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Walsh, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 80 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Walsh's 92.

Michael Conlan went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC at featherweight.

Conlan vs Walsh form

Conlan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jack Bateson on September 5, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Prior to that, he had defeated Asad Asif Khan on March 7, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jordan Gill on December 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

Before that, he had lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on May 27, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

He had beaten Karim Guerfi on December 10, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

Activity check

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Walsh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Walsh?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Conlan vs Walsh?

Michael Conlan was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Walsh made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.