Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Irishman Michael Conlan’s comeback from defeat to Jordan Gill on Saturday will be difficult. Earlier this year, Conlan lost a fight to IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez. After that loss, Conlan changed trainers, moved up to super featherweight and faced an opponent he thought was safe. Gill has been sidelined since Kiko Martinez went down last year. Gill dropped Conlan solidly in the second round and knocked him down several times throughout the fight. Finally, in the seventh Gill again caught Conlan in a tight spot and beat him to the ropes.
“It’s a fighter’s choice but it’s exceptionally troublesome to come back from that since usually a fellow that needs to challenge for world titles,” Hearn told Irish-boxing.com. “He’s misplaced for world titles, which is continuously reasonable enough but presently to urge beaten once more it’ll be very troublesome to come back.” “You see at the move to 130 and possibly you’ll be able say ‘maybe my massacres were weight related’ but at that point he got halted by Jordan Gill, who isn’t an tip top 130 however. I think he’ll reflect on that and likely think about his future.” While a few Conlan supporters complained of a untimely stoppage, Hearn clarifies that Conlan’s brother was getting arranged to toss within the towel to halt the battle.
“Just some time recently the stoppage, Jamie Conlan stood up and looked at the corner as in the event that to say let’s get the towel prepared to go. I saw a bit on social media ‘the stoppage was as well early’, but I don’t think so. There were no complaints from the corner or the Conlan group, as a warrior Mick would likely need to go out on the floor instead of his feet, but I think it was the correct decision,” he includes some time recently raising questions around Conlan’s punch resistance,” Hearn said. “I said within the construct up it’s kind of like who has what cleared out. I think you saw a blurred Mick Conlan against a really great Jordan Gill who up at 130-pounds looked like a totally distinctive warrior. Michael got caught early and didn’t recuperate but begun to come back into the battle. Still, you continuously felt like he was competent of getting harmed at any moment.”