On December 2, 2023, a 32-year-old Michael Conlan (18-2, 9 KOs) and a 29-year-old English boxer Jordan Gill (27-2-1, 8 KOs) met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Conlan came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days. Gill was on a -1-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 3 days.
Jordan Gill stopped Michael Conlan via TKO in the 7th round. Gill improves his record to 28-2-1 (9 KOs), while Conlan adds a loss to his record at 18-3.
On May 27, 2023, a 31-year-old Michael Conlan (18-1, 9 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight IBF title held by 29-year-old Mexican boxer Luis Alberto Lopez (27-2, 15 KOs).
Conlan came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Lopez was on a 10-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 17 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Michael Conlan via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Lopez improves his record to 28-2 (16 KOs), while Conlan adds a loss to his record at 18-2.
On March 12, 2022, a 30-year-old Michael Conlan (16-0, 8 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBA (Regular) title held by 33-year-old British boxer Leigh Wood (25-2, 15 KOs).
Conlan came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 6 days. Wood was on a 2-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 12 days.
Leigh Wood stopped Michael Conlan via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) featherweight title. Wood improves his record to 26-2 (16 KOs), while Conlan adds a loss to his record at 16-1.