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27th May 2023
10:38pm BST
"This is our division, this is a British division," continued Bunce completely unaware.
"Mick has got this, he could make it 28 with 10 defences here."
Frampton had just about enough at this stage and put the pundit out of his misery.
"You have already went to a meme level there calling Mick a Brit," laughed the former world champion.
"That's blown my chances of being invited to the after party," added Bunce.
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Conlan is of course from Belfast but very much identifies himself as Irish, often sporting the tri-colour during his ring walks, and given the political landscape of his city, it can be a touchy subject.
In the west of Belfast, where the pugilist is from, the area is very much an Irish stronghold, sitting on the green, white and orange side of the divide.
Of course this isn't the first time that the English have tried to claim an Irishman as their own, and it won't be the last.
This slip of the tongue was the least of Conlan's worries however as the Belfast man was stopped in the fifth round by the heavy hitting Mexican.
Conlan has now lost two world title fights, and it will take a lot for the Irishman to come back from this.
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