Former WBA World Super bantamweight titlist Bernard Dunne believes that Bury's Scott Quigg got his tactics right at the Manchester Arena last Saturday but engaged a few rounds later than he should have.
Scott Quigg has undergone successful surgery after suffering a broken jaw. The former world champion, from Bury, was injured during his points defeat to Carl Frampton at the Manchester Arena on Saturday.
Jr. featherweight has given boxing some of the greatest fights of the last forty years. Saturday did not add anything to those storied annals. In the most anticipated fight of 2016 so far, fans had to wait into the second half of the event for the battle to break out. It wasn’t for lack of excitement. The crowd was on fire at the opening bell.
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England - Carl Frampton captures Scott Quigg's WBA title and retains his IBF title mostly because his intent was stronger than Quigg's in the first seven rounds, among the most forgettable in 122-pound title annals but ultimately the most impacting.
IBO/WBO/WBA heavyweight champion Tyson Fury did not stick around on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Fury was ringside to support his cousins Isaac Loew and Hosea Burton who saw action on the undercard. The main event featured a highly anticipated super bantamweight unification between undefeated champions Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg.
NEW YORK – IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Frampton unified the super bantamweight division with a split decision victory over WBA titlist Scott Quigg Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from Manchester, England.
MANCHESTER - Carl Frampton defeated Scott Quigg on a split-points decision to become the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation super-bantamweight champion on Saturday, guaranteeing fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy a night out at Wayne Rooney's expense.
NEW YORK – IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Frampton unified the super bantamweight division with a split decision victory over WBA titlist Scott Quigg Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from Manchester, England.
NEW YORK – IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Frampton unified the super bantamweight division with a split decision victory over WBA titlist Scott Quigg Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from Manchester, England.
Carl Frampton was crowned unified world super-bantamweight champion after beating fellow Briton Scott Quigg on points at Manchester Arena. The much-anticipated showdown between two fighters who both went into it undefeated was widely regarded beforehand as a 50-50 contest, although Frampton was marginal favourite with the bookmakers.