WINNING world honours as a professional would be a "dream come true" for Michael Conlan who has vowed to relieve Luis Alberto Lopez of the IBF featherweight title at the SSE Arena on May 27.
THERE was a West Belfast feel to Thursday's Europa Hotel press conference as aside from Michael Conlan's IBF featherweight title challenge to Luis Alberto Lopez being announced, it was confirmed that both Anthony Cacace and Padraig McCrory will feature in major fights on the undercard.
Michael Conlan believes that such is the depth of talent in the featherweight division, it is a prime candidate for a 'Super Series' to decide the number one.
AS we head into the international break, the Bhoys are still nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with just nine games left to play.
Katie Taylor has never been one to shirk a challenge so when Amanda Serrano pulled out of their planned May 20 rematch, the Bray woman insisted on the toughest test out there in the form of undisputed light-welterweight champion Chantelle Cameron.
FIVE points from play including one at the death when reintroduced having come off injured summed up a jaw-dropping display from Patrick McBride at Corrigan Park on Saturday.
MICHAEL Conlan's bid to claim the IBF featherweight title on May 27 at the SSE Arena is expected to be confirmed within days with BT Sport and ESPN providing live television coverage on either side of the Atlantic.
IT was a rather disappointing end to Antrim's Allianz Hurling League Division One campaign on Sunday as they failed to raise a gallop against Tipperary at Corrigan Park.
CLIFTONVILLE boss Paddy McLaughlin has conceded that the league title is beyond his side after Dungannon Swifts completed an injury-time turnaround on Saturday to leave Solitude with a 2-1 win for the second time in the space of two weeks.
WITH 60 minutes on the clock at Corrigan Park on Saturday and Antrim full value for their nine-point lead, a home win and a huge two points looked all but sealed.
ANTRIM’S quest is to bounce back from two contrasting defeats, but their hopes for Division Three survival are still very much hang in the balance for the Saffrons as they look to end Cavan’s invincible league run.
