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Carl Frampton says newly crowned IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington is made for him. Frampton, 31, and a two-weight world champion returns to the fold on August 18 at Windsor Park in Belfast. 'The Jackal' had hoped he would be facing the winner of Lee Selby and Josh Warrington,
Scott Quigg is more than willing to end Carl Frampton’s search for an opponent. Quigg told the Manchester Evening News for a story published Wednesday night that he’ll gladly fight Frampton again August 18. That’s the night Frampton is scheduled to fight at Windsor Park, a soccer stadium in his hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Leeds Warrior Josh Warrington achieved his lifelong dream on Saturday night after being crowned World Champion at Elland Road on May 19th. Warrington, who was mandatory challenger to IBF World Featherweight Champion Lee Selby, outfought the Welshman over 12 enthralling rounds.
I SHUDDER TO think just how many boxing events I have put on or attended over the years, but Saturday night’s epic spectacle at Elland Road is now right up there with the clutch that will live longest in the memory. It was a night that ticked all the boxes. The weather was with us, a crowd well in excess of 20,000
Frank Warren is hoping to announce Carl Frampton's next opponent next week. Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) was in Leeds on Saturday night to witness the thrilling battle between Lee Selby and Josh Warrington (27-0, 6 KOs), which saw the latter walk away as the new IBF Featherweight champion.
Carl Frampton has welcomed a showdown with Josh Warrington after the Leeds man became a world champion. The WBO interim featherweight champion, who produced arguably the best performance of his career last month as he outpointed Nonito Donaire to win the aforementioned title.
Josh Warrington set up another potential stadium fight with a win at Elland Road on Saturday. The Leeds United football fan remained undefeated at the home of his beloved club as he became a world champion. Warrington, who is now 27-0 with six early finishes, dethroned Wales’ Lee Selby in front of more than 20,000 fans to win the IBF featherweight crown.
Newly crowned world champion Josh Warrington is mapping out a plan after capturing gold at Elland Road on Saturday night. He upset the odds to capture the IBF featherweight title from Lee Selby with a twelve round split decision win. Two of the judges rewarded Warrington’s ferocious flurries and sustained pressure – by scores of 116-112 and 115-113 – while a third scored the fight 115-113 to Selby, whose three-year reign as world champion at 126lbs was ended.
Carl Frampton has tipped Lee Selby to defend his title against Josh Warrington on Saturday but warns the Welshman it may be for the last time. Selby puts his IBF featherweight belt on the line against Warrington in front of the challenger’s home crowd at Elland Road – live on BT Sport – with an undercard that also includes Jack Catterall and Ohara Davies.
Lee Selby and Josh Warrington have been told they are fighting to secure a “Battle of Britain” against Carl Frampton as well as for the IBF featherweight title at Elland Road on Saturday night. Frampton plans to fight at Belfast’s Windsor Park in August, and the winner of Selby-Warrington could oppose him as soon as then, should they come through Saturday relatively unscathed.