Carl Frampton earned the interim WBO Featherweight Title with a clear unanimous decision victory over former four-division world champion Nonito Donaire from SSE Arena in Belfast in a bout that was streamed live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page. All three judges scored the fight 117-111 in favor of Frampton.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former two division world champion Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) fought a defensive fight in beating former 4 division world champion Nonito Donaire (38-5, 24 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision to win the interim World Boxing Organization World featherweight title at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Former world champions Carl Frampton and Nonito Donaire made weight ahead of their clash for the interim WBO Featherweight Title this Saturday, April 21. The main event bout from SSE Arena in Belfast will stream live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page or here on Boxing News 24.
By Jim Dower: Former world champions Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) both made weight on Friday at their weigh-in for the interim WBO World featherweight title for this Saturday’s clash at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Carl Frampton was full of sound and fury at the weigh-in for Saturday’s colossal clash with five-weight world champion Nonito Donaire in Belfast.
By Jim Dower: Former two division world champion Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) has a lot of respect for former four division world champion Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs). The two are facing each other this Saturday night for the interim WBO featherweight title at The SSE in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) is taking his fight this Saturday against Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) very seriously, as a lot is at stake in terms of fights against WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez and a fight against the winner of the Lee Selby vs. Josh Warrington contest. The World Boxing Organization interim featherweight title will be on the line on Saturday for the Frampton-Donaire fight.
By Jim Dower: The winner of next month’s April 21st fight between former world champions Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) will be facing unbeaten WBO World featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (24-0, 14 KOs), as soon as he recovers from his broken jaw he suffered in his last fight against Scott Quigg on March 10.
The WBO interim world featherweight title is on the line when Carl Frampton takes on Nonito Donaire at the SSE Arena in Belfast on April 21.
By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) has given up on the idea of trying to lure WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo ‘El Torremoto’ Santa Cruz (34-1-1, 19 KOs) to Belfast, Northern Ireland for a third fight between them. Frampton, 30, now says he’s willing to come to the U.S to face Santa Cruz in Las Vegas, Nevada for a third fight.