Belfast featherweight boxer Michael Conlan says “the one purpose” he’s nonetheless boxing is to win a world title.
Conlan final fought in December 2023 when he suffered a knockout defeat by Jordan Gill.
The Northern Irishman’s seventh-round stoppage by Gill got here after world title defeats by Leigh Wooden and Luis Alberto Lopez.
And after a yr out of the ring when it regarded like his profession could also be over, the 33-year-old is focusing on a return in 2025 as he appears to work his manner again into world title competition.
“[Winning a world title] is the one purpose I am nonetheless boxing, I nonetheless wish to be a world champion, and I nonetheless imagine I’ve the power to go and try this,” he informed BBC Sport NI.
“That is the trial to get again to that.”
Conlan is aiming for a variety of fights this yr, beginning with a bout in March and he believes he is able to get again within the ring after an extended absence.
“Probably I will be again out in March, a comeback fashion battle, 8-10 rounds, get that one finished and possibly battle one other 3 times so 4 instances in whole this yr,” he added.
“It will likely be a busy one which I would like after a pleasant break and now I am again at it.”
The Olympic medallist says that there have been “ups and downs” throughout his yr off in 2024, however that the break was vastly useful.
“It wasn’t the most effective yr of my life, there was stuff that occurred, that’s life, but it surely was additionally very fulfilling to have some relaxation, and I believe it is finished me the world of excellent.
“It’s the longest I’ve ever had off from boxing, the physique has been rested, the thoughts has been rested and now I am hungry to get again and get the job finished.”
