News about Michael Conlan

British boxer Delicious Orie exited the super-heavyweight event at the 2024 Olympic Games on Monday night amid controversy. The 27-year-old - who was born in Russia before moving to England aged seven - had been regarded as a strong medal hope for Team GB. But he was beaten by Davit Chaloyan after the judges scored the fight 3-2 in the Armenian's favour.

Northern Ireland has consistently punched above their weight in global boxing, whether it's former featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan, former two-division world champion Carl Frampton, or multiple-time world championship champion Michael Conlan. When Padraig McCrory clashes with heavy-hitter Edgar Berlanga in Orlando this weekend, he will have a golden opportunity to add to the region's long list of elite fighters. Berlanga has firmly established himself as one of the best punchers in the super middleweight division, with the American winning his first 16 professional bouts by first-round defeat.

Michael Conlan's attempt to win the IBF world featherweight title on home soil was shattered when he was floored by Luis Alberto Lopez in Belfast's fifth round. After Lopez landed a left hook and a right uppercut that dropped Conlan to the ground, Conlan's trainer Adam Booth threw in the towel. Conlan had a good showing in the second round, defeating Lopez with a solid right-hander as he attempted to gain the upper hand. But as Lopez landed a sequence of punches to leave Conlan hanging on for the chimet, the tone changed dramatically in the third.

Leigh Wood returns to the ring this weekend as he defends his WBA featherweight strap against the ferocious Mauricio Lara tongiht. With a win over Xu Can last year, the 34-year-old retired from the world in 2021 before defending it against Michael Conlan last March. Wood is now in Nottingham, his hometown, for his second straight bout in a match-up that was postponed from September after the Briton sustained an untimely injury to his bicep.