Michael Conlan claimed you can call him ‘Mystic Mick’ or the ‘Conor McGregor of boxing’ when it comes to successful predictions, but ‘champion of the world’ would be a more appropriate sobriquet this morning after he last night became the first Irishman to claim world championship gold.

Joe Ward could miss out on becoming the first Irishman to claim senior World Championship gold if Michael Conlan beats him to it tomorrow night, but it is doubtful that he would begrudge his team-mate and captain such success.