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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Gareth Fullerton

Michael Conlan details staggering realities of cutting weight and opens up on two-stone gain following Leigh Wood bout

Michael Conlan has revealed the astonishing realities he has faced in cutting weight ahead of big fights in his career.

Conlan has previously fought at super-bantamweight (8st 10lbs), but more regularly the Olympic silver medallist competes at featherweight which holds a 9st limit.

And Conlan admitted he has piled on two stone since fighting Leigh Wood in Nottingham back in March of this year, a fight which saw him knocked out of the ring in a frightening ending.

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