It’s a showdown that Carl Frampton has fancied for years, but one where he knew that patience would eventually be a virtue.
As luck would have it, not only have he and Scott Quigg remained unbeaten, but have also gone on to claim major titles and serve as high among the best super bantamweights in the world title. With that comes perhaps the most anticipated matchup in the first quarter of 2016 when the two collide this weekend in Quigg’s hometown of Manchester, England.
“I think it’s probably happening at the right time,” Frampton (21-0, 14KO) says of the timing of the fight, though admit such wisdom comes in retrospect. “But if you had asked me that two years ago when I was looking to fight and they wouldn’t fight me, I would have said something different, but things… happen for a reason, and obviously now is the right time."
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As luck would have it, not only have he and Scott Quigg remained unbeaten, but have also gone on to claim major titles and serve as high among the best super bantamweights in the world title. With that comes perhaps the most anticipated matchup in the first quarter of 2016 when the two collide this weekend in Quigg’s hometown of Manchester, England.
“I think it’s probably happening at the right time,” Frampton (21-0, 14KO) says of the timing of the fight, though admit such wisdom comes in retrospect. “But if you had asked me that two years ago when I was looking to fight and they wouldn’t fight me, I would have said something different, but things… happen for a reason, and obviously now is the right time."
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