Luis Alberto Lopez vs Michael Conlan official on May 27 in Belfast
Mick Conlan will have the opportunity to compete for the second featherweight title against the new king of Mexico, Luis Alberto Lopez.
A few weeks ago, we reported that Conlan was close to hitting his shot against Lopez and those rumors have now been made official.
Conlan was just seconds away from the world title last March before he was stopped in the twelfth round against Leigh Wood while leading on the scoreboard.
Since then, the fan-favorite featherweight has returned with two bouts in Ireland, beating three-time world title challenger, Miguel Marriaga, to a comfortable decision, before block former European champion, Karim Guerfi in the opening round of the match in December.
‘Mick’ will challenge Lopez’s IBF title, which will be the champion’s first title defense since beating Josh Warrington to win the world title.
Lopez’s belligerent style will inevitably lead to a plan to embarrass Conlan, while the challenger will seek to use his amateur experience – including an Olympic bronze medalist – and boxing skills. skillful to take down the Mexican champion.
However, despite going through four unstoppable fights prior to the match against Guerfi, Conlan’s punch power was not to be underestimated.
The 31-year-old proved his ability to stop his opponents with a phenomenally tough takedown in Guerfi, sending him up to sixth in the IBF rankings.
When informed of the war, ‘Mick’ brother and manager, Jamie, realizing the danger in the face of Luis Alberto Lopez, he told BT.
“Luis Alberto Lopez is a very dangerous boxer and a great champion who has a reputation for going into enemy backyards and upending apple carts, so we’re going to have a barn burn in. May 27th.”
The competition will take place May 27 at the SSE Arena in Conlan’s hometown of Belfast, with plenty of Irish prospects expected to appear on the bottom card.