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Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan and undefeated welterweight contender Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo will host a Media Workout next week in Santa Monica, CA.
Both fighters will be available for one-on-one interviews with the media before their respective workouts. Joining the fighters will be Conlan’s trainer, Manny Robles, and filmmaker Peter Berg, a principal in Churchill Management, which co-manages Saucedo.
Conlan, 25, a two-time Olympian, a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and a former World Amateur Champion from Belfast, Northern Ireland, will be making his pro debut in the main event of a special St. Patrick’s Day card at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Friday, March 17.
Saucedo (23-0, 14 KOs), from Oklahoma City, will be making his Garden debut on the same card. Saucedo, 22, world-rated No. 14 by the WBO, is trained by 2015 BWAA Trainer of the Year Abel Sanchez.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Hennessy, Madison Square Garden, remaining tickets to Conlan’s pro debut are priced at $200, $150, $100, $75 and $50. They can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008), and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com.
