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Michael Conlan wore a blue and gold baseball cap with ICON stitched across the front, an impish bit of confidence for a boxer yet to make his professional debut. “I got it online,” the Irish featherweight said, grinning. This was Tuesday, amid a late winter snowstorm. The 25-year-old Conlan was holed up at a hotel not far from Madison Square Garden, where on Friday night, he will have his first pro match, headlining a…