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14th Oct 2015

Amir Khan made a mess of congratulating Michael Conlan on his gold medal

Tommy Conlon?

Robert Redmond

It’s the thought that counts.

Tommy Conlon became the first Irish boxer to win gold at the World Boxing Championships today. Or, at least according to Amir Khan he did.

The British boxer meant to congratulate Michael Conlan on his impressive feat, but made a mess of it.tommy conlonKhan, who’s in Doha as part of the BBC’s coverage of the tournament, deleted the tweet, but also messed up his second effort at congratulating the Belfast bantamweight, misspelling Michael’s surname.

khan conlanHowever, it’s the thought that counts and Khan was clearly impressed by Conlan’s performance.

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