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Mick Conlan to light up Las Vegas at Park MGM on Oct 20

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The Conlan Revolution has hit New York City, Australia, Arizona, Chicago, and Northern Ireland. Now, 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.

The fight takes place on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Park Theater at Park MGM. Conlan features on the undercard of Ryota Murata’s WBA middleweight title defense against Rob Brant (10:30 p.m. ET).

Conlan vs. Cipolletta will be the featured attraction on the undercard broadcast. It will begin at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ — the new multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer & International segment in conjunction with ESPN.

“It has always been a dream of mine to fight in Las Vegas, and that’s becoming a reality thanks to Top Rank,” Conlan said.

“The Conlan Revolution is rolling into Sin City and ready to turn it green!”

Also appearing on the undercard will be Conlan’s Olympic nemesis, Vladimir Nikitin (1-0), who turned pro in July with a six-round decision victory against Edward Kakembo.

Nikitin won a highly disputed decision over Conlan in the Olympic quarterfinals, sparking Conlan to lash out against the AIBA-appointed judges. Using his memorable middle finger salute, Conlan headed for the pro ranks. Nikitin will face Clay Burns (5-4-2, 0 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight contest.

As for Conlan (8-0, 5 KOs), he has been active since making his professional debut in front of a sold-out Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden crowd on St. Patrick’s Day in 2017.

In his last bout, June 30 in his hometown of Belfast, he dominated former world title challenger Adeilson Dos Santos via eight-round decision.

Cipolletta, from Naples, Italy, is a former Italian featherweight champion who is coming off a second-round TKO victory against Jozsef Ajtai.

The undercard broadcast will also include:

Top middleweight contender Esquiva Falcao (21-0, 15 KOs). The 2012 Olympic silver medalist will clash with Guido Pitto (25-5-2, 8 KOs) in a 10-rounder.

Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (5-0, 2 KOs), another Olympic gold medalist. He will face Wilberth Lopez (23-9, 15 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight bout.

Joseph “Blessed Hands” Adorno (9-0, 9 KOs) will take on Kevin Cruz (8-0, 5 KOs) in a six-round lightweight fight. Adorno has seven first-round knockouts on his ledger.

In an eight-rounder, featherweight prospect Adam Lopez (10-1, 4 KOs) will fight Hector Ambriz (12-7-2, 6 KOs).

David Kaminsky (2-0, 1 KO) looks to make it three in a row against Noah LaCoste (2-0, 2 KOs) in a four-rounder at middleweight.

TICKETS

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Teiken Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions, tickets are on sale now.

Priced at $204, $104, $54 and $29, not including taxes and handling fees. Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at Ticketmaster.com.

Tickets also can be purchased through the MGM Resorts International Call Center at 877-795-2564.