LEIGH WOOD and Michael Conlan were reunited this morning just hours after their Fight of the Year contender.
The featherweight duo put on a war for the ages in Nottingham on Saturday night.
Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan went to war for the WBA featherweight title
Wood retained his title with a brutal 12th-round KO of the Irishman
The pair were reunited in the fighter hotel hours after their dust-up
And their dust-up ended in spectacular and frightening fashion.
Wood retained his WBA 126lb strap with a brutal 12th-round knockout, sending Irishman Conlan crashing through the ropes.
London 2012 Olympian Conlan was immediately transported to the hospital after the brutal knockout but was discharged after being tended to by doctors.
And he came face-to-face with the man who handed him his first professional loss in the fighter hotel a few hours later.
The pair shook hands and posed for photos before having a brief chat, much to the delight of boxing fans.
One tweeted: “There’s the respect.”
Another said: “This is so class.”
And another said: “Top class from both men and what a fight.”
One remarked: “Great to see.”
Another fan in awe of the 12-round barnburner simply said: “Best fight ever.”
Conlan, 30, took to Twitter in the early hours of the morning to reassure fans that he was okay, tweeting: “Im all good folks, cheers for the messages.
“I’ll be back, good shot and congrats to Leigh and his team.”
The Irishman then uploaded a video of himself to social media, in which he said: “I’m all good, I’m just getting checked out in the hospital.
“MY CT scan was all clear, congrats to Leigh Wood, congrats to the team.
“You landed the best shot of the night and got me at the end, bit it is what it is; I’ll be back.”
Conlan was quick to watch back the barnstormer and is champing to have an immediate rematch Leigh-thal.
He tweeted: “Watched the fight, I definitely need to run it back!
“Up on the cards & 11th [round knockdown] was a slip, fatigue was kicking in and I was caught on the temple with a good shot I didn’t see.
“Respect. Congrats again, you’re a tough f* but let’s run it back.”
