Pierce O’Leary Eyes Dublin Homecoming On St Patrick’s Weekend With Major World Title Plans In 2026

Dublin’s Pierce O’Leary finally looks set to return home in the New Year with a fight booked for St Patrick’s weekend in the capital.

O’Leary hasn’t fought at home in Ireland at all in his professional career, but looks set for his highly-anticipated homecoming in March 2026.

Pierce O’Leary Eyes Dublin Homecoming On St Patrick’s Weekend

Dublin’s Pierce O’Leary extended his unbeaten professional boxing record to 18-0 on December 6, securing a 10th career knockout to finish the year on a high.

Although 2025 has been somewhat a breakthrough year for O’Leary, who captured the European Super-Lightweight Title back in June, next year could be the biggest and best to date for ‘Big Bang’.

The Irishman is confident he can make Dublin his home from here on out, emulating the impact his fellow Sheriff Street native Troy Parrott has made in football by reinvigorating the sport of boxing in the capital.

O’Leary has made no secret of his desire to headline a huge fight card at home. The 3Arena in Dublin has been a dream venue of his since he was a kid, and it now seems the 25-year-old is within touching distance of achieving his boyhood dream.

The Body Breaker! 🇮🇪

Pierce O’Leary stops his opponent late on to pick up another important win. Big things coming in 2026! ☘️👀 pic.twitter.com/jIkNPTNYlw

— Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) December 6, 2025

O’Leary has been linked to a fight in his home city for over two years now, but has continued to fight across the UK. His promoters, Frank Warren’s Queensberry, have provisionally booked the 3Arena in Dublin for St Patrick’s weekend.

With St Patrick’s Day actually taking place on Tuesday 17 March, the weekend prior looks like it could be O’Leary’s homecoming night.

Sean McComb called out O’Leary earlier this year, with a potential all-Irish 140-pound match-up one that would undoubtedly sell-out the 3Arena. However, McComb has since gone a different route and is closing in on a world title shot of his own, so that fight seems unlikely next.

That being said, it is most definitely on the cards and will likely happen at some stage in the next 12-18 months. Prior to that, ‘Big Bang’ must first impress on his homecoming in Dublin in March, hoping to make the 3Arena his permanent fighting home going forward.

STOPPAGE WIN FOR BIG BANG

Pierce O'Leary stops Braian Esequiel Ronner in round 8 to move to 18-0 with 10KO's in Nottingham

Roll on the homecoming at the 3 arena in March pic.twitter.com/nV2t0xMbYu

— Boxing Tickets NI (@BoxingTicketsNI) December 6, 2025

O’Leary: Fighting In Dublin Is ‘Bigger Than A World Title Fight’

Winning a world title is obviously most boxers’ Mount Everest, but not for Pierce O’Leary.

The 25-year-old looks destined to at least compete for world honours in the next couple of years, which would be a dream come true. However, a world title fight plays second fiddle to a homecoming fight in Dublin for O’Leary.

After moving to 18-0 on the same weekend that fellow super-lightweight Irishman Sean McComb called out Richardson Hitchins, O’Leary looks set for his next fight to be his much-anticipated homecoming.

Irish boxing as a whole is of course in a healthy place right now, but there is a gap for a Dubliner to bring some mammoth fights back to the city. ‘Big Bang’ believes he is that man:

“For me, fighting there [3Arena in Dublin] goes beyond a world title fight. It is bigger than a world title fight.

“I know for a fact that if we crack it in Dublin, Dublin’s my home, we won’t be fighting abroad no more, we’ll be going there,” O’Leary told the Irish Mirror.

How quick was that? 😮‍💨

Fantastic work from Pierce O'Leary 💥#LopezConlan pic.twitter.com/uLC6qPSWs5

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) May 27, 2023

With Katie Taylor nearing the end, despite Taylor dismissing retirement talk, O’Leary feels that he can be the next Irish fighter to headline arenas and sell out huge shows in Dublin:

“If it’s a commercial success, which I think it is going to be, that’s it then. Irish boxing is back and I’m the man to bring it back, especially in Dublin.

“They’re just waiting for ‘Big Bang’ at the 3Arena,” O’Leary concluded.

With the 3Arena booked for St Patrick’s weekend next year, it looks very much like Pierce O’Leary’s homecoming is imminent. After that, it’s a matter of making it his home and bringing a world title back to Dublin.