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Gareth Fullerton

Michael Conlan joins other boxers for public workout in West Belfast

Michael Conlan went through a light public workout on Wednesday in West Belfast ahead of his world title showdown with Luis Alberto Lopez this weekend.

Conlan joined other boxers including Anthony Cacace and Padraig McCrory at the Kennedy Centre as the countdown continued towards Saturday night's massive night of boxing at the SSE Arena.

The Falls Road man takes on Lopez for the Mexican's IBF World featherweight title.

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Conlan told Belfast Live: "I am feeling great. I feel relaxed and I am looking forward to Saturday night.

"It is nice having this public workout in West Belfast, inside my local shopping centre. It is somewhere I am in all the time so it's nice.

"Saturday will be unbelievable. I have done everything I can possibly do to win this fight and become World champion in Belfast. I am very lucky to be fighting for a world title in my home city, and I can't wait for it."

Meanwhile, Belfast's Cacace defends his IBO World super-featherweight belt on the card against Polish opponent Damian Wrzesinski,, while McCrory - who won the IBO light-heavyweight title last year - is hoping to close in on another world title shot in the super-middleweight division when he takes on Diego Ramirez.

On Wednesday a big crowd watched the boxers go through some light work inside a ring on the bottom floor of the Kennedy Centre shopping centre.

Some of the other fighters on the bill include Conor Quinn, Fearghus Quinn, Kieran Molloy and Kurt Walker.

Check out the video to see them in action.

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