Michael Conlan defeats TJ Doheny in Belfast

Michael Conlan

MICHAEL CONLAN took a clear unanimous decision over TJ Doheny, defeating him at Falls Park in Belfast on Friday (August 6).

He took the fight 119-108 for Victor Loughlin and 116-11 for both Steve Gray and Ian John-Lewis. Conlan clubbed Doheny to a knee in the fifth round and continued his progression with the 16th win of his career.

Made at a catchweight between super-bantam and feather (Conlan weighed 124ยผlbs and Doheny 123ยฝlbs), Conlan will have options in both divisions. The WBO super-bantamweight belt is one of his targets. That is one of the straps that Brandon Figueroa and Stephen Fulton will contest in American on September 11.

“This is a 126lbs [win]. I can definitely fluctuate between both, but my eyes are on that 122lb fight if that opportunity is still there with the WBO,โ€ he told the BBC. “If itโ€™s there before the end of the year, Iโ€™m happy to take it.

“Thereโ€™s load of opportunities in both divisions and Iโ€™m happy to have the options now.”

Video: Top Rank

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