Carl Frampton: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated 122-pound world champions Carl Frampton (IBF) and Scott Quigg (WBA) are ready for war in Manchester, England, as they faced-off for the long-awaited super bantamweight unification showdown later tonight at Manchester Arena.
If there was any fight on the 2016 1st quarter schedule that you absolutely could not miss, it would be Saturday’s long-awaited showdown between Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg.
IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton is busier, WBA super bantamweight champion Quigg more efficient and accurate, landing 49.4% of his power punches. Frampton (vs. Gonzalez, Avalos, Martinez 2x & Parodi)landed twice as many jabs per round as Quigg. 16 of Quigg's 19 landed punches per round are power shots- he'll have to get close to be effective. Quigg opponents: Martinez, Otake, Jamoye & Salinas.
This Bud’s for me: Crawford ready for the Mayweather mantle There’s still a certain magic about Madison Square Garden which not even the MGM Grand in Las Vegas can match. So it will be the perfect stage for Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford to strut his stuff, displaying skills that I believe make him the most talented of American boxers now that Floyd Mayweather jnr insists he has hung up his boxing boots for good.
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Scott Quigg said he was prepared to "get changed at home" rather than risk his super-bantamweight unification fight against British rival Carl Frampton being called off because of a row over dressing rooms.
Anthony Crolla has backed gym and stable-mate Scott Quigg to KO Carl Frampton MBE in their World Super-Bantamweight title unification blockbuster at the sold-out Manchester Arena tomorrow night (February 27) live on Sky Sports Box Office.
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.
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.