Overview

• Conlan closed the show with a clean right hand late in round four after scoring a knockdown in the third.
• The bout, staged at Dublin’s 3Arena before roughly 4,500 fans, was for the WBC International featherweight distinction.
• An emotional Conlan shouted “I’m back” in the ring and credited trainer Grant Smith for the fight plan.
• The result moved Conlan to 20-3 (10 KOs) and dropped Bateson to 20-2-1 (6 KOs), with Bateson viewed as a British-title-level test.
• The event aired on Channel 5 in the UK and TrillerTV+ in the US, and no next opponent or title shot has been announced.