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Bury’s Scott Quigg was left devasted and nursing a broken jaw after dropping a split decision to Carl Frampton at a packed Manchester Arena on Saturday night. Quigg lost both his WBA Super World title and his ‘0’ after failing to out-box or out-fight his Belfast-based rival.
Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg have sold out the Manchester Arena and had to turn fans away from their public weigh-in due to intense demand yet Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 early) has had to make do with a spot on the undercard of Terry Flanagan versus Derry Mathews in Liverpool next month despite being the divison's consensus number one.
Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 early) and Scott Quigg (31-0-1, 23 KOs) both came in within the Super bantamweight limit for their IBF and WBA Super World title showdown in Manchester tomorrow night. The weigh-in took place at the Manchester Arena in front of two sets of baying fans as well as a pro-Quigg brass band. Bury’s Quigg was first on the scales, he hit 8st 9lb 6oz before turning to salute his fans. Belfast-based Frampton’s travelling support made themselves known, too, and cheered him on when he scaled 8st 9lb 7oz.
Adam Booth has told the Belfast Telegraph that Ryan Burnett (12-0, 9 KOs) will be ready for a world title tilt after five more fights. The 23-year-old picked up the vacant British bantamweight after decisioning Jason Booth in November; his performance was met with some criticism, but Booth believes it was an important learning fight for his charge.
Former cruiserweight Champion and WBA heavyweight titlist David Haye is backing stablemate Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 early) ahead of this Saturday’s showdown with WBA Super World Super bantamweight titlist Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 Kos). Haye and Frampton are trained by Shane McGuigan, and Haye has gone all in on Frampton after taking in some impressive sparring sessions. “After the last sparring session I thought, ‘Wow, there's only going to be one winner in this fight’,” said Haye when speaking to the Daily Mirror. “I didn't know he could do that. I've seen him adapt in training. Do something in one spar and then do something completely different. His last few sessions, I was mesmerised.”
Liverpool-based light-middleweight contender Joe Selkirk announced his retirement via a statement posted on Twitter earlier today. The 14-0 (8) boxer picked up the WBO European title at 154lb by stopping Zoltan Sera in three in December 2013, but has only fought twice since that win in a career that has been persistently plagued by hand injuries.
Both camps had a lot to say during today’s final presser for Saturday’s showdown between IBF super bantamweight titlist Carl Frampton and WBA "super" titleholder Scott Quigg. A row over who would get the “home” dressing room at the Manchester Arena had erupted earlier in the day and was taken up again by both teams. “I'm entitled to that dressing room,” stated Frampton when the issue reared its head again. “He wants it. We might lock it and go in to different dressing rooms. He's superstitious, wants that dressing room and it's a sign of weakness. I don't mind what dressing room I'm in.” “Ok that's solved then,” added Quigg. “This is principle here,” argued Frampton. “I'm on the left side. Me, not you. I'm coming to Manchester to fight you. I didn't have to. I have loads of options. You only had me.”
Joe Gallagher has stoked the flames ahead of Saturday night's showdown between Bury's Scott Quigg, who he trains, and Belfast's Carl Frampton by telling Shane McGuigan, Frampton's trainer, to quieten down.
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.
An Evening With Tyson Fury event in Birmingham took an unusual turn when the heavyweight world Champion told the assembled fans and press that he eats hedgehogs and bullfrogs. Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) caused yet more controversy when admitting that he enjoys tucking into the endangered species and that his brother breeds the animals for human consumption. "I have eaten hedgehog, it's like nothing you've eaten before,” said Fury, speaking to Duncan Wright of The Sun. “Marinate them in honey, put them on a clay tray and bake in the oven.”