Highway Warrior Luis Alberto Lopez has by no means stepped right into a city like Belfast alongside his travels warns Jamie Conlan.
The Mexican involves the house of Irish boxing on Could 27 and places his IBF featherweight title on the road towards Michael Conlan.
The world champion has been vocal about not fearing the away day, mentioning that historical past proves he doesn’t endure from journey illness. He additionally factors to his most up-to-date win, a world title win over Josh Warrington in entrance of a passionate Leeds crowd, as proof he’s at house within the Lion’s Den.
Nonetheless, Conlan is adamant Leeds is just not Belfast and Conlan is just not Warrington.
The previous world title challenger and present Conlan Boxing CEO says out that Belfast is a boxing metropolis stuffed with followers who understand how essential a task they will play in a battle.
“Belfast is a real boxing metropolis, it understands boxers, it understands away fighters and residential fighters. It will get behind its personal. When the going will get robust, it doesn’t go shy,” Conlan instructed Irish-boxing.com.
“[Lopez] began actually quick and he quietened the Leeds devoted down fairly shortly. They solely bought again into it when Warrington put stress on, this will likely be completely different. Belfast will likely be loud whether or not rounds are going for or towards and they’ll know when Mick may want them.
“We’re boxing metropolis. Leeds is a soccer metropolis not a boxing metropolis.”
Conlan expects the Mexican half of an all High Rank conflict to come back stuffed with chat in a bid to get underneath the pores and skin of the challenger.
Certainly, the previous Commonwealth title winner thinks Lopez, who has received away towards Andy Vences and Isaac Lowe, may go, full panto villain, come Could
“I feel he’s seeking to ignite a little bit of forwards and backwards between himself and Michael. He desires to be the pantomime villain, he thrives off that. He enjoys that place he did it in Leeds. I feel he thrives off that wee little bit of chew towards him. Warrington bought sucked into his sport and was biting with him. “
