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VIDEO WATCH: Poetry in motion, boxing-style: Michael Conlan

Switch-hitting Michael Conlan (right) showed off his developing arsenal of boxing skills to defeat Adeilson Dos Santos on an exciting bill at the SSE Arena in Belfast in June. Now he aims to conquer Las Vegas. Picture: Pacemaker
Switch-hitting Michael Conlan (right) showed off his developing arsenal of boxing skills to defeat Adeilson Dos Santos on an exciting bill at the SSE Arena in Belfast in June. Now he aims to conquer Las Vegas. Picture: Pacemaker Switch-hitting Michael Conlan (right) showed off his developing arsenal of boxing skills to defeat Adeilson Dos Santos on an exciting bill at the SSE Arena in Belfast in June. Now he aims to conquer Las Vegas. Picture: Pacemaker

Haiku or Heaney, whatever your taste in verse, if your even have a passing interest in boxing, you're bound to appreciate the sheer power and style of the poetry in motion of fledgling Belfast professional fighter Michael Conlan as he hammers a hapless Luis Molina of Argentina at Madison Square Garden in New York in December 2017.

Three wins on since then the west Belafast switch-hitter is set for his Las Vegas fight night debut this weekend.

The Conlan revolution has hit New York City, Australia, Arizona, Chicago, and Northern Ireland, declares Top Rank promoters . 

''Now, Michael “Mick” Conlan is set to conquer the Las Vegas Strip. 

''Conlan, the talk of the 2016 Summer Olympics, will take on Nicola Cipolletta (14-6-2, 4 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Saturday, October 20 at Park Theater at Park MGM on the undercard of Ryota Murata’s WBA middleweight title defense against Rob Brant.''