'A loss is not going to define me' - How Michael Conlan picked his boxing career off the floor

The Irish Olympian's knockout – at the hands of Leigh Wood - was one that families have nightmares about.

Down and out: Leigh Wood knocks out Michael Conlan during their titanic WBA World Featherweight Title fight at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on March 12. Pic: Nigel Roddis/Getty Images

The last sight many will have seen of Michael Conlan was of his lifeless form falling head-first from the ring. 

It was the sort of knockout – at the hands of Leigh Wood - that families have nightmares about.