Comments Thread For: Michael Conlan Goes Pro, Inks Promotional With Top Rank

[stephenmc]

Technically he is from the UK since he is from Belfast. But he represented Ireland at Am level.

Also Conlan said himself he is Irish and was saying how the British were trying to claim him but he's not British...

PS.. The BBC tried to say that Conlan was a British fighter after the olympics, but later was made change it after Conlan said they were at it again, and a backlash from people.......

They also tried to claim Conor mc Gregor hahaha

[Tom Cruise]

Also Conlan said himself he is Irish and was saying how the British were trying to claim him but he's not British...

PS.. The BBC tried to say that Conlan was a British fighter after the olympics, but later was made change it after Conlan said they were at it again, and a backlash from people.......

They also tried to claim Conor mc Gregor hahaha

I did say technically.

Belfast is in the United Kingdom, and thats where he is from.

If considers himself Irish then that is good enough for me

[stephenmc]

I did say technically.

Belfast is in the United Kingdom, and thats where he is from.

If considers himself Irish then that is good enough for me

Haha...
Era sure after the brexit thing Belfast wont be part of uk in the next few years anyway i would think...
But I know what your saying ha

[Ray*]

thats a surprise.. does arum have any other fighters from he uk?

Am surprised as well, especially with Hearn signing everyone from the kitchen sink to their mamas over here at the moment.

[Mitchell Kane]

Pro debut likely at MSG on St. Patty's day:

He plans to begin his career in the 122-pound junior featherweight division and is likely to make his professional debut in March on St. Patrick's Day weekend at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...-deal-top-rank

[Mitchell Kane]

More from Rafeal:

I know from talking to people at Top Rank in the last few weeks that they always look to sign top talent - talent that they think can become championship-level fighters as well as attractions. From the moment the Olympic Games were on, they wanted Michael Conlan from the beginning. He was their number one target above anybody, and they got him.

Top Rank made it very clear to me that they have the date on hold with the arena. Conlan, obviously, will be the star attraction of that event for his pro debut. He's obviously not going to fight a top-level, championship calibre fight but it's a matter of getting your feet wet. Top Rank know what they're doing: They'll put some other attractive fights on the card and built it around the fact that this is Michael Conlan's pro debut.

They want to do six fights in that year, five fights in the United States, one fight in Ireland.

https://www.balls.ie/boxing/extraordinarily-talented-espns-dan-rafael-gives-american-perception-mick-conlans-pro-deal/346794

[NEETzsche]

btw has arum signed any other olympians apart from conlan and conceicao yet? and what about the others? i haven't seen much news on it

[The Big Dunn]

Good for Conlan. TR will build him up well. Can't wait to see Stevenson v Conlan in the pros.

[killakali]

Rau'Shee Warren has a title..

yeah a three time olympian should be able to be fast tracked more than a verdejo who was 19 when he turned pro. Hell Usyk just won a title and is 29 and took longer than Valdez. I am just saying besides Lomachenko none of these guys with any promoter really won a title fast.

And guys like Herring, Breazeale etc just turned out to be awful pros

[HanzGruber]

Am surprised as well, especially with Hearn signing everyone from the kitchen sink to their mamas over here at the moment.

plus england and other EU countries support boxing way more than america