{"id":9725,"date":"2023-05-26T10:19:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/lopez-vs-conlan-jamie-conlan-enjoying-drama-as-michaels-brother-and-manager\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T10:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:19:19","slug":"lopez-vs-conlan-jamie-conlan-enjoying-drama-as-michaels-brother-and-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/lopez-vs-conlan-jamie-conlan-enjoying-drama-as-michaels-brother-and-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Lopez vs Conlan: Jamie Conlan enjoying drama as Michael&#8217;s brother and manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">&#8216;The most important fight I&#8217;ve ever had&#8217; &#8211; Conlan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"gs-o-table story-body__table\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2\">\n<thead class=\"gs-o-table__head gel-brevier \" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.0\">\n<tr class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.0.$row-0\"\/><\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"gel-long-primer \" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1\">\n<tr class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-0\">\n<td class=\"gs-o-table__cell\" colspan=\"1\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-0.$td-0\"><strong data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:0\">Venue: <\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:1\">SSE Arena, Belfast <\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:2\">Date: <\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:3\">Saturday, 27 May<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-1\">\n<td class=\"gs-o-table__cell\" colspan=\"1\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-1.$td-0\"><strong data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-1.$td-0.0:0\">Coverage: <\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$table-2.1.$row-1.$td-0.0:1\">Live text commentary, report and reaction on the BBC Sport website<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Jamie Conlan admits it will be almost too tough to watch his brother Michael take on champion Luis Alberto Lopez for the IBF world featherweight title. <\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0.0\">As both the manager and sibling of the challenger, Jamie knows just how big Saturday&#8217;s fight in Belfast is.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s everything, watching his dream up close and personal &#8211; it&#8217;s been a crazy ride,&#8221; said Jamie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;I just want to go into the back for 36 minutes, close my eyes, try to go asleep and not watch anything.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">He added: &#8220;It&#8217;s because I know this fight is going to ebb and flow. This is what these fights are like &#8211; world championships are not won easily.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Mexico&#8217;s Lopez defeated Josh Warrington in December to claim the title in Leeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Jamie, who at 36 is five years older than Michael, was himself a successful boxer and challenged for the IBF world super-featherweight title before retiring in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">He has been at Michael&#8217;s side on his long journey to Saturday&#8217;s world title shot, including his dramatic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/60724637\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.$link-2.0\">last-round defeat <\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.3\">by Leigh Wood last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$image-12\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$image-12.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$image-12.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$image-12.1\">Luis Alberto Lopez throws a punch during his victory over Josh Warrington six months ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Michael is bidding to become the first man from Ireland to be a world champion at both amateur and professional level. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;Watching his progress from the Irish championships through to the Olympic Games and now at world title level &#8211; it&#8217;s been a fantastic ride with lots of ups and downs,&#8221; said Jamie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen the tears, been there for the lows and the highs. It will all be worth it the end, when we sit down after and we cherish the moments of these nights. It will live for us forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">&#8220;It took us by shock but he&#8217;s learned a lot from it [the Wood defeat]. It&#8217;s like night and day &#8211; as a man, as a father, as a fighter we&#8217;ve seen a complete change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">&#8220;He&#8217;s adjusted, refocused and rebuilt. It&#8217;s a testament to him and what desire he has to become a world champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".2849juu2gy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">&#8220;I think we are in for an exceptional fight but Lopez is taking a big risk. I think he&#8217;s made a mistake coming to Belfast because not many champions come here and leave with their belts.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/65716311?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The most important fight I&#8217;ve ever had&#8217; &#8211; Conlan Venue: SSE Arena, Belfast Date: Saturday, 27 May Coverage: Live text commentary, report and reaction on the BBC Sport website Jamie Conlan admits it will be almost too tough to watch his brother Michael take on champion Luis Alberto Lopez for the IBF world featherweight title. 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