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IT WAS billed as a must-win clash for both men. In the end, Jordan Gill, the away fighter who claimed he was under no pressure, exited the Belfast cauldron with a seventh-round stoppage win over Michael Conlan.

Conlan was hoping to refresh his career at super-featherweight under the guidance of new coach Pedro Diaz. A sliding doors final 20 seconds against Leigh Wood, followed by a brutal destruction at the fists of Luis Alberto Lopez, had left the Belfast favourite picking up the pieces. First move back was Gill,

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