Conlan’s scouting the best
MICHAEL CONLAN is on a scouting mission to assess two of the world’s best fighters while taking on Argentinean Luis
Fernando Molina in New York.
The Belfast fighter (4-0) is preparing for his undercard date in support of the super-featherweight showdown between Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux in New York in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Undefeated 26-year-old Conlan returns to the venue where he made his successful pro debut in front of a sell-out crowd last March, taking on
Molina (7-3-1) over six rounds.
But former world amateur champion Conlan is thinking big as he also hopes to use the fight week build-up to size up two of world boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters.
Both men are double Olympic gold medallists.
“I think both Rigo and Lomachenko are unbelievable fighters,” said Conlan. “I’ve looked up to them my whole amateur career and now obviously in my professional career.
“But one day soon I expect to be fighting one of them, so I wouldn’t feel starstuck about being on the bill or anything.
“I’m fighting on the bill with two of the greatest amateurs to ever live and potentially two Hall of Fame pros as well so it is exciting – but I always have the end goal in mind as well, which is that one of them could be a future opponent.”
Conlan took part in a media workout session yesterday at Mendez’s
Gym in Manhattan just ahead of the main-event fighters.