By Terence Dooley

Shane McGuigan guided Belfast’s Carl Frampton to the IBF Super bantamweight title and the young trainer believes he will reach another milestone on Saturday when his man meets WBA Super World title-holder Scott Quigg at the Manchester Arena.

McGuigan believes that Frampton will excel, a win for the 29-year-old would add a domestic superfight to the coach’s ever expanding CV.  He also recently added George Groves and David Haye to his growing stable of fighters.

"I've always watched Quigg because he was always seen as a possible opponent and they have kept him winning to maximise his purse because this is his only chance of a pay-per-view fight,” he said when assessing the showdown for the Belfast Telegraph.  “But we didn't set out to just have one pay-per-view fight with Carl.

“Quigg's strength is that he is world class at what he does but his weaknesses are domestic level.  Carl is the much more rounded fighter.  Quigg works the body well, can be hard to hit clean and has a high workrate.  He comes on strong when the opponent has no power.  Carl showed against Kiko Martinez that he can pull out a shot, even half hit you to knock you out.

“He can box on the back foot or front foot.  Quigg is a big specimen, he boils down to the weight and that is his biggest attribute but he's never fought a super-bantamweight with the skill set Carl has.”

Frampton and McGuigan have a close relationship, with the trainer revealing that the Belfast man’s lack of ego is one of his greatest attributes.

He said: “Carl is so unique, there's no ego.  He's very self-assured and knows how good he can be and how great he can be.  He doesn't go boasting about it, he's a humble guy and that's what makes working with him so enjoyable.  If I was coming to the gym and being met with an ego every day it would kill me.  I think that's why we work so well together and why we've progressed well together.”

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