Carl Frampton boxing news
By Scott Gilfoid: Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton will be taking a very dangerous fight against ex-4 division world champion Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) on April 21 at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The 30-year-old Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) is starting to show signs of wear and tear from the grueling effects of 5 consecutive punishing fights.
Carl Frampton MBE (24-1, 14 KO’s) faces Filipino four-weight World Champion Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KO’s) at Belfast’s SSE Arena on Saturday 21st April, live on BT Sport and BoxNation.
The blockbuster bout will be one of the biggest fights to take place in Belfast in recent years and a make-or-break fight for both men.
By Tim Royner: Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) is getting ready for his April 21 match-up with former 2 belt champion Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Donaire, 35, sees this fight with Frampton as a fantastic opportunity for him to take his career back to the top for a world title shot.
By Tim Royner: In a battle of former world champions, Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) will be facing Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) on April 21 in featherweight action at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. No world titles will be on the line.
By Scott Gilfoid: British promoter Frank Warren says there are 2 important fights he’s hoping to make in 2018 involving his fighter WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders facing the winner of Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Canelo Alvarez, and IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby vs. Josh Warrington fighting Carl Frampton.
By Marcus Richardson: Former 4 division world champion Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) will be traveling to face Carl Frampton on April 7 at THE SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. #2 WBC, #3 IBF, #3, #7 WBO featherweight contender Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) is hoping Donaire is just a warm-up level opponent and not a real threat to beating him.
By Jeff Aranow: Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) and former 5 division world champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) are in talks for a fight on April 7 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Frampton vs. Donaire fight would be at featherweight. Frampton-Donaire could wind up being televised by Showtime Boxing in the U.S.
By Scott Gilfoid: A fight between Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) and former 4 division world champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) is a possibility before the end of the year. Donaire, 35, says he’s hearing there are talks going on between his team and Frampton’s.
By Marcus Richardson: If things go as plans, IBF World featherweight champion Lee Selby will face Josh Warrington and Carl Frampton in 2018. The fight against Warrington (20-0, 6 KOs) is a given, as he’s ranked No.1 with the International Boxing Federation, but Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) is a different story.
By Scott Gilfoid: Guillermo Rigondeaux took the opportunity to lecture Carl Frampton on Thanksgiving by saying he doesn’t understand how he could be a ducker with the type of fans that he has.