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HAVING defused the brave challenge of TJ Doheny at Falls Park on August 6, featherweight and super-bantamweight contender Michael Conlan is now considering which of those two weight divisions to campaign in.

The popular Irishman, 16-0 (8) and ranked 10th at featherweight by BN, believes he is ready to fight for a belt in his very next fight and plans to begin assessing his options upon his return from holiday.

At super-bantamweight, he remains mandatory challenger for the WBO bauble held by No.4-ranked Stephen Fulton (who fights Omar Figueroa on September 11), while at featherweight he has

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