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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.
Lee Selby has indicated that he will move up in weight before returning to the ring. The Welshman surrendered his IBF featherweight world title on Saturday in Leeds. Selby, who is now 26-2 with nine early finishes, appears to have made the nine-stone limit for the final time after losing his global honour to hometown hero Josh Warrington, exclusively live on BoxNation and BT Sport, at Elland Road.
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.
Elland Road, Leeds, England - Josh Warrington (27-0, 6 KOs) upset the odds to win a twelve round split decision over Lee Selby (26-2, 9 KOs) to capture the IBF featherweight title - and may now move forward to a showdown with Carl Frampton in August. The scores were 115-113 for Selby, 116-112 for Warrington, and 115-113 for Warrington.
Selby, Warrington Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Featherweight world champion Lee Selby and undefeated contender Josh Warrington took questions from the media at Tuesday’s final press conference days ahead of their clash for the IBF Featherweight World Title this Saturday, May 19. The main event bout from Elland Road Football Ground in Leeds, England will stream live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page.
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.
Odds setters have installed super slick Welshman Lee Selby as a 4-1 on nap, when he enters the Elland Road bear pit and puts his IBF Title up for tender against the Duracell charged dukes of unbeaten Leeds homeboy Josh Warrington on May 19th. However, industry insiders were struggling to split the feuding Feathers when Glynn Evans canvassed 15 of the finest about the outcome.
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.
Josh Warrington has warned Lee Selby that he cannot prepare for the hostile reaction that he is set to receive this weekend. The Welshman puts his IBF World Title on the line in front of Warrington’s home crowd at Leeds United’s Elland Road Stadium on Saturday night, live on BoxNation.