Carl Frampton: record, next fight and profile →
Carl Frampton (23-0, 14KOs) has rejected the idea of having a fall rematch with Scott Quigg. There was plenty of hype for years before a deal finally came together. The two domestic rivals finally fought back in February, with Frampton breaking Quigg's jaw and winning a twelve round decision.
A unification between featherweight champions Carl Frampton (23-0, 14KOs) and Lee Selby (23-1, 8KOs) is very possible, but won't take place until the spring of 2017 at the earliest, says Frampton.
Former three division world champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18KOs) is still recovering from the first defeat of his pro career, which took place late last month with a close points defeat at the hands of Carl Frampton at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Northern Ireland's boxing champion Carl Frampton has vowed to become the first Irishman to win world titles at three different weights. The north Belfast fighter outscored tough Mexican Leo Santa Cruz in Brooklyn to take the WBA featherweight title last month.
WBA featherweight champion Carl Frampton has no issue with moving forward with an immediate rematch with Leo Santa Cruz on a date in December - but the fight will not happen in Los Angeles.
WBA featherweight champion Carl Frampton (23-0, 14KOs) is on board and ready to have an immediate rematch with Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18KOs). The two fighters collided two weeks ago at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. After twelve hard rounds in a Fight of The Year battle, Frampton walked away with a twelve round majority decision victory - and Santa Cruz's unbeaten record and WBA world title.
Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11KOs) calmly waiting through the period of negotiations to see if he will finally face the mandatory challenger to his World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight title, Mexico's Moises Flores.
Shane McGuigan, who trains WBA featherweight champion Carl Frampton (23-0, 14KOs) would like to see an immediate rematch with Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18KOs).
Over the years there has always been the nagging worry when British boxers head Stateside that the scoring of fights can be somewhat haphazard, resulting in a long-held dread of trusting the judges to correctly deliver a verdict.
There have been conflicting reports as to whether there is an immediate rematch clause between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz. This past weekend at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York, Frampton captured the WBA featherweight crown via majority decision in what was one of the better fights of 2016.