Irish boxing sensation Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 KOs) picked up another win in his young professional career. The 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and 2015 World Amateur Championships gold medalist took on Mexico’s Alfredo Chanez (4-5-2 NCs, 2 KOs), whose sole purpose was to be a live body for Conlan to style on. Job done.
While Conor McGregor escorted his friend Conlan in the walkout for his pro debut in New York, the UFC star was absent for Friday’s fight at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The announced crowd of 2,574 was far less than the 5,102 who came to see him at MSG Theater, but the Irish faithful were as boisterous as ever.