'I've enjoyed the time away. Now I know I want to fight so it's not like I want to stay away from it.'
Celtic fanatic and boxing star Michael Conlan has probably sang the line a thousand times - "At the end of a storm there's a golden sky". It's a famous quote from the Bhoys anthem 'You'll never walk alone'. The featherweight fighter is hoping for some light at the end of his own tunnel after going though 'the lowest point of his life'.
He added: "My ego was kind of called into question so I said 'f*** it I'll do it' and I knew it was the wrong fight, it wasn't the right fight to take right after Lopez and especially with the kind of time period we had for preparation, I knew it wasn't the right one but you make the decisions, you take the risks and you live with the consequences.
"Maybe November/ December time this year and at the latest St Patrick's Day next year," said Conlan of when he could fight again. "I've enjoyed the time away. Now I know I want to fight so it's not like I want to stay away from it . It's not like I'm living a party life or nothing. It's just having a break from boxing completely. I haven't thrown one punch, haven't hit one bag.
"And then they all broke three and I was like I'll do it in my first marathon and they were laughing at me going 'no chance' and I ended up doing it so it was great. They're good people, the running club Roadrunners AC, fantastic people and I couldn't thank them enough. Having spent the last few months travelling to the likes of Boston, Chicago and numerous places in England in his roles as a promoter and manager, as well as staging shows in Belfast, Conlan's focus will soon switch back to his own boxing.
But he feels people have been quick to write him off and he will aim to silence his critics when he returns to action.
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