Conlan teams up with Booth

MICHAEL Conlan has announced that he has changed trainer to work with Adam Booth.

The featherweight boxer has been based in the United States since turning professional in 2017 but has split with trainer Manny Robles to join Booth. Conlan says he is “looking forward to a great journey together towards world titles” after announcing the switch.

The Belfast fighter’s next bout will be against an unnamed opponent at Madison Square Garden on St Patrick’s Day.

Conlan, 26, won all five of his fights in 2017 after making an impressive start to his professional career - defeating Argentine Luis Fernando Molina by a unanimous points decision in his most recent outing in December.