Vergil Ortiz and Michael Conlan Aim To Dazzle on Saturday
This Saturday, Vergil Ortiz and Michael Conlan make their returns to the squared circle after facing adversity both inside and out of the ring.
This Saturday, Vergil Ortiz and Michael Conlan make their returns to the squared circle after facing adversity both inside and out of the ring.
After witnessing the kind of special action we fight fans were privileged to see on Saturday night in Nottingham, when featherweight warriors Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan gave us something, well, special, there is a natural tendency to call for a second fight.
Dean Whyte wants to see Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan run it back for a rematch in reaction to their exciting fight last Saturday night at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England.
Last night’s fight between bitter featherweight rivals Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan massively delivered, and then some. Wood, who was making the first defence of his WBA featherweight belt, somehow won the war, this after being knocked down, hurt on multiple occasions and having to show the kind of heart and raw courage only the special ones possess.
Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) was glad at hearing the news that Michael Conlan (16-1, 8 KOs) is alert and responsive at the hospital following his come from behind 12th round knockout victory over the Irish fighter last Saturday night at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England.
In a fight of the year candidate, WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) was forced to walk through fire to defeat two-time Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (16-1,8 KOs) by a 12th round knockout on Saturday night in their headliner at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England.
In a grueling fight, WBA secondary featherweight champion Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) had to get off the deck in the first round to come back and stop the talented two-time Olympian Michael Conlan (16-1, 8 KOs) in the twelfth round on Saturday night on DAZN at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, UK.
When Michael Conlan and Leigh Wood enter the ring on Saturday it will be coming off career-best performances, Conlan soundly defeated TJ Doheny and Wood scored a surprise stoppage over Can Xu.
Michael “Mick” Conlan’s junior featherweight debut was a little tougher than expected, but the Belfast native pulled through. Conlan edged Ionut Baluta by majority decision (114-114, 115-114, and 117-112) to win the WBO International junior featherweight belt Friday in London, formally announcing his intentions as a world title challenger at 122 pounds.
SUNNY EDWARDS BIDS for world title glory on Friday night at York Hall when he takes on the formidable IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane, live on BT Sport 1 from 7pm.