Michael Conlan ‘all good’ despite falling out of ring after late KO 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.

Conlan was up on all the judges’ scorecards heading into the final three minutes but a bruising right hand led to him sagging against the ropes before going through them after his opponent followed up with a furious flurry.

Referee Steve Gray was unable to intercept Conlan in time to prevent a fall to the hard floor and Wood’s emotional celebrations at retaining his WBA featherweight title became muted as his rival was attended to by medics.

It was a worrying end to a fight-of-the-year contender, with Conlan led out of Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on a stretcher and taken to hospital before he issued a reassuring update on his condition in the early hours of Sunday morning.

He said on his Instagram story: “I’m all good, I’m just getting checked up in the hospital. The CT scan is all clear. Congrats to Leigh Wood, congrats to his team, that was the best shot of the night he got me with at the end. But it is what it is, I’ll be back.” He added on Twitter: “Definitely want a rematch lol.”

Many would welcome a return bout after an absorbing contest in which Wood, making the first defence of the title he won by stopping Can Xu – also in the 12th round – in July last year, rallied from being knocked down himself.

In Conlan, Wood was facing a former amateur standout who had won gold at the World and European Championships and Olympic bronze at London 2012 and who had compiled a professional resume of 16 wins from as many fights.

Conlan seemed odds-on to maintain his perfect record in the paid ranks as, having adopted a southpaw stance early into the