MICHAEL CONLAN ensured it was a St Patrick’s Day to remember as he demolished David Berna in just four minutes.
The Northern Irish boxer was fighting in front of a passionate New York City crowd, and made it six straight wins since turning professional.
Conlan came out strong dropping Berna in the first and then second round forcing referee Eddie Claudio to bring the bout to an end with exactly two minutes left in the second round.
The 2016 Olympian sent Berna to the canvas with a precise left uppercut to the body at the end of the first but the Hungarian was able to make it to the end of the round.
Twenty-six-year-old Conlan came out even more aggressively at the start of the second round knowing he had his man hurt and was able to drop Berna for a second time with a shot to the top of his head.
Again Berna made it to his feet only to be met with a barrage of punches from Conlan leaving referee Claudio no option other than to bring the bout to an end.
It was Conlan’s second knockout victory at The Theater, his first coming against Tim Ibarra in 2017 when he got a third round KO on his pro debut when he was walked to the ring by Conor McGregor.
With the party moving towards full swing around him, Conlan said afterwards: “It meant a lot to me. I wanted to come in here and put in a great performance – a better performance than last year. I think I did.
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“I want to fight back in Belfast. There’s talk about it being in June. Look at this crowd. We’ll sell out any arena in Ireland and we’ve got to get back there.
“I wanted to take this guy out and show I’ve improved in my first year. I’ve only been with my new coach a little while but I feel I’ve improved a ton.
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“He kept committing and as he dipped down, he brought his hands up to block his face. Once I turned southpaw, I felt that shot would be a comfortable one for me to land. The first one I threw sucked the life out of him.
“I feel I’ve improved all round. I’ve got the feel for professional boxing. When I turned pro, it was like a sprint for me and I wanted to take them out rather than break them down.
“I left my old trainer Manny Robles and it was nothing personal – it was just logistical for my family – and now I’ve linked up with Adam Booth and I feel I have a great connection with him.”
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