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Robert Hynes

Michael Conlan "conscious and stable" after arriving at hospital following brutal knockout

Michael Conlan is "conscious and stable" after arriving at hospital in Nottingham, Matchroom CEO Frank Smith has confirmed.

Conlan was taken to hospital after suffering a brutal knockout against Leigh Wood in Nottingham on Saturday night.

He was seen to by paramedics after he was knocked out in the final round of his featherweight bout with Wood.

The Belfast man dominated most of the fight and had the champion down in the opening round after landing a thunderous left.

But Wood, defending his WBA featherweight belt in his home city of Nottingham, came back into the fight and knocked Conlan out midway through the final round.

The two-time Olympian went through the ropes and landed on the floor outside the ring.

He was seen to by paramedics for a number of minutes before being taken from ringside. He was then taken to hospital in an ambulance.

Tweeting a short time later, Smith said: "Michael Conlan arrived at hospital, conscious and stable."

Meanwhile, promoter Eddie Hearn commented: "He has gone to hospital and is conscious and stable. We pray he will be okay and we wait for more updates."

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