Carl Frampton: record, next fight and profile →
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Carl Frampton will take on former four-weight world champion Nonito Donaire in Belfast on April 7. Frampton is building towards another shot at a world title in the featherweight division and his bout with Donaire will be his second after splitting with Barry McGuigan's Cyclone Promotions and his trainer son Shane earlier this year.
Frank Warren is determined to build on a stellar 2017 by pushing on even further in the New Year. The Hall of Fame promoter was speaking to the media on Thursday at a homecoming press conference for Billy Joe Saunders. Saunders, 28, retained his WBO middleweight world title against David Lemieux last weekend at the Place Bell in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, producing a masterclass to outpoint the Canadian in his own back yard, exclusively live on BT Sport in the UK and on HBO in the States.
According to promoter Frank Warren, former world champion Carl Frampton’s next fight will be in Belfast on April 7. And the opponent being discussed at the moment is former four division world champion Nonito Donaire. Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) recently made his comeback with a ten round unanimous decision win over Horacio Garcia at the SSE Arena in Belfast on November 18th. It was Frampton first bout since suffering his first career defeat, when he dropped the WBA featherweight title to Leo Santa Cruz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in late January.
On Saturday at a sold out Theater at Madison Square Garden, dual Olympic champions Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux go mano a mano for the formers WBO Super Feather strap. BoxNation screen live. They’re certainly the best two technicians presently active – possibly ever – but Glynn Evans canvassed 14 leading fight faces as to who they think will emerge ‘Numero Uno’.
Lee Selby insists that re-aligning with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren is the final cog in his quest to secure universal recognition as the world’s leading featherweight. ‘The Welsh Mayweather’ from Barry makes a fourth defence of the IBF strap - that he captured in May 2015 - at London’s Copper Box Arena this Saturday, knowing that a sizzling show will propel him into the big fights for big coin that he has long coveted, in 2018.
Frampton, the McGuigans and Cyclone split earlier this year, prior to the former two-weight world champion linking up with MTK Global as advisors to his career and Frank Warren as his new promoter, along with Jamie Moore who replaced Barry’s son Shane McGuigan as head trainer. The popular Ulsterman, 30, suffered his first career defeat earlier this year, when he travelled to Las Vegas and lost a 12-round decision in his rematch with Leo Santa Cruz at the MGM Grand.
Solicitors acting for former world champion Carl Frampton have confirmed that his former promoter, Barry McGuigan of Cyclone Promotions, has taken a legal action against him. Frampton left the stable back in August, to join Matthew Macklin's MTK and Frank Warren of Queensberry.
Last week, former world champion Carl Frampton came away with a hard-fought win over Mexican Horacio Garcia, who lived up to his nation’s reputation, coming forward with an iron chin and pushing Frampton all the way. Speaking after the fight, Frampton wasn’t enthused with his performance but was happy to get the victory.
Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) battled the game Horacio Garcia over ten rounds at the SSE Arena in Belfast this past weekend in what was a tougher-than-expected victory for the former two-time world champion. After a strong start, he had to fight off the hard charging Mexican to earn a ten round unanimous decision.
THE PACKED HOUSE at the hugely atmospheric SSE Arena in Belfast were treated to something of a variety show on Saturday night. We saw a bit of history being made with a sledgehammer right hook bringing about the quickest ending to a world title fight; we had an emerging world champion with potential superstar written all over him and then the local hero opting to treat the fans to a good old fashioned tear-up.