Belfast fighter on his bid to be world champion at three weights, falling out with Barry McGuigan and when he might quit boxing
Carl Frampton’s refusal to play down the momentous consequences of victory against Jamel Herring is an endearing break from sporting convention. The Belfast boxer exudes confidence and conviction about the prospect of becoming a world champion in three weight divisions when he faces Herring on the rearranged date of 3 April.
“It’s massive,” says Frampton. “I am already very proud of what I’ve done in my career but to become a three-weight world champion … nobody on the island of Ireland has ever done that, you would join an elite list of British fighters that have done it. It would be special. Imagine your kids being able to say in 20 years’ time that their da’ was a three-weight world champion. It’s huge for me, it really is.
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