WATCH | Brutal knock-out sees Irish boxer crash out the ring
Boxing is an unforgiving sport, as Irish boxer Michael Conlan found out on Saturday night.
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Michael Conlan issues message to fans after brutal final-round knockout
Michael Conlan has told fans he is "all good" and thanked people for their messages after his brutal final-round knockout to Leigh Wood.
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Naomi Osaka brought to tears by heckler at Indian Wells tournament
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Michael Conlan ‘all good’ after falling out of ring in loss to Leigh Wood
Michael Conlan allayed concerns about his health after an awkward tumble out of the ring in his dramatic 12th-round stoppage defeat to Leigh Wood in their world title contest.
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Boxer Michael Conlan OK after being knocked out of ring
NOTTINGHAM, England: The Irish boxer who gestured at 2016 Rio Olympic judges with his middle fingers after losing a controversial decision was reported to be “conscious and stable” and recovering in a hospital after being knocked out of the ring in a WBA featherweight title fight on Saturday. Michael Conlan was knocked out in the 12th round by English boxer Leigh Wood, who recovered from an early knockdown to retain his title after an often bruising fight at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.
Leigh Wood bounces back from early knockdown to defeat Michael Conlan
Leigh Wood recovered from an early knockdown to retain his WBA featherweight title with a remarkable 12th-round stoppage of Michael Conlan after a ferocious battle at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.