Michael Conlan is speaking live in New York about his first professional fight
Belfast boxer Michael Conlan is to make his professional debut in New York on St Patrick's Day!
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Madison Square Garden, Conlan's pro debut, which will be as a junior featherweight, is set for Friday, March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day -- at the "O'Mecca of Boxing" The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
A 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist and 2015 World Amateur Champion (Ireland's only male amateur world champion), Conlan produced one of the most memorable moments during last summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, giving the judges a double-barreled middle-finger salute after getting jobbed out of a victory by them in the bantamweight quarterfinals.
He will begin training in Los Angeles with Manny Robles this week.
Look who made it to NYC... @mickconlan11 announces his pro debut at 11a ET tomorrow from @TheGarden on https://t.co/Na9vJ4423k. pic.twitter.com/Of7d8w8gGJ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) January 18, 2017
Watch the LIVE video from today's press conference in New York below.
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