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RUNNING ORDER -Barnes vs Harris #MTKFightNight Ulster Hall

The first of two stacked Belfast cards this weekend takes place in the Ulster Hall tonight.

The #MTKFightNight takes centre stage in the capital of Irish boxing with no fewer than 10 bouts to look forward to.

Most anticipated of all is the headliner between Paddy Barnes and European and Commonwealth champion Jay Harris.

There is another step up clash for Sean McComb, the return of Conrad Cummings and Gary Cully and debuts for Ruari Dalton, Paddy Donovan and Pierce O’Leary.

FIRST BELL – 6pm Preliminary bouts (iFL TV)

Bout 1
Welterweight, 6 Rounds
LEWIS CROCKER (IRE, 11st) vs. OHIO KAIN IREMIREN (ENG, 10st 13lbs)

Bout 2
Lightweight, 6 Rounds
GARY CULLY (IRE, 9st 13lbs) vs. DANNY MENDOZA (NIC, 10st 1lbs)

Bout 3
Middleweight, 6 Rounds
CONRAD CUMMINGS (IRE, 11st 11lbs) vs. ADAM GRABIEC (POL, N/A)

Bout 4
Super-featherweight, 4 Rounds
RUAIRI DALTON (IRE, 9st 3lbs) vs. JOSE HERNANDEZ (NIC, 9st 1lb)

ESPN+ broadcasts begin 8pm

Bout 5
Welterweight, 6 rounds
PADDY DONOVAN (IRE, 10st 7lbs) vs. ARTURO LOPEZ (MEX, 10st 4lbs)

Bout 6
Lightweight, 8 rounds
TERRY FLANAGAN, (ENG, 9st 13lbs) vs. MICHAEL ANSAH (GHA, 9st 7lbs)

Bout 7
Super-Lightweight, 4 rounds
PIERCE O’LEARY (IRE, 10st 3lbs) vs. OSCAR AMADOR (NIC, 10st 5lbs)

Bout 8
Super-Lightweight, 8 rounds
SEAN McCOMB (IRE, 10st 1lb) vs. EMILIANO RODRIGUEZ (ARG, 9st, 13lbs 2oz)

Bout 9 – Main Event
IBF Inter-Continental Flyweight Title – 12 rounds
PADDY BARNES (IRE, 7st 13lbs 8oz) vs. JAY HARRIS (WAL, 7st 13lbs 9oz)

Bout 10 – Float
Lightweight, 4 rounds
SEANIE DUFFY (IRE, 9st 9lb 1oz) vs. EDWIN TELLEZ (NIC, 9st 5lbs)

Jonny Stapleton

Irish-boxing.com contributor for 15 years and editor for the past decade. Have been covering boxing for over 16 years and writing about sports for a living for over 20 years. Former Assistant Sports editor for the Gazette News Paper Group and former Tallaght Voice Sports Editor. Have had work published in publications around the world when working as a freelance journalist. Also co-founder of Junior Sports Media and Leinster Rugby PRO of the Year winner. email: editoririshboxing@gmail.com

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