Frampton: I’m on a different level than Luke Jackson

Image: Frampton: I’m on a different level than Luke Jackson

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Frampton expects to have zero problems tonight beating Luke Jackson in their fight at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) has what should be a nice soft defense of his interim World Boxing Organization 126 pound title against the 33-year-old Australian Jackson (16-0, 7 KOs) in the headliner fight on the card, which has former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury unbelievably in the co-feature bout against former two-time world title challenger Francesco Pianeta.

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Photos: Frampton ready for Jackson – Saturday on SHOWTIME

Image: Photos: Frampton ready for Jackson - Saturday on SHOWTIME

Former two-division champion Carl Frampton and undefeated Australian contender Luke Jackson faced off on Thursday in Belfast during the final press conference for their featherweight showdown Saturday from Windsor Park. Frampton’s first defense of the WBO interim belt he won in April will stream live exclusively to U.S. audiences on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT. SHOWTIME will air an encore presentation later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (10 p.m. ET/PT).

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Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson & Tyson Fury vs. Francesco Pianeta live on Super Channel In Canada

Image: Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson & Tyson Fury vs. Francesco Pianeta live on Super Channel In Canada

One of the best top-to-bottom pro boxing cards of the year will air Saturday afternoon, August 18, in Canada exclusively on Super Channel, live from Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Three-time, two-division world champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton takes on Luke “Action” Jackson in the 12-round main event for the Interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight World Championship in the 12-round main event. Three-time Irish Olympian Paddy “The Leprechaun” Barnes challenges World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight world champion Cristofer “El Latigo” Rosales in the 12-round co-featured event. In a Special Heavyweight Attraction, undefeated former unified world heavyweight champion Tyson “Gypsy King” Fury continues his comeback in a 10-round match against veteran Francisco Pianeta.

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Carl Frampton wants Oscar Valdez and Leo Santa Cruz after Luke Jackson

Image: Carl Frampton wants Oscar Valdez and Leo Santa Cruz after Luke Jackson

By Tim Royner: Carl Frampton is already looking past his opponent Luke Jackson for this Saturday towards bigger matches against WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz and WBO champion Oscar Valdez. But before interim World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) can think of facing those two guys, he needs to defeat the unbeaten #5 WBO Jackson (16-0, 7 KOs) this Saturday night on August 18 at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Carl Frampton: I’ll Lay Jackson Out Cold

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CARL FRAMPTON will turn nasty the moment he looks across the ring and sees Luke Jackson in the opposite corner.

He gets the chance to silence Jackson (16-0) when he defends his interim WBO featherweight crown against the Australian challenger at Belfast’s Windsor Park on Saturday August 18.

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Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson on August 18 at Windsor Park

Image: Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson on August 18 at Windsor Park

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO interim featherweight champion Carl Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) will be defending his interim strap against unbeaten 2012 Australian Olympian Luke Jackson (16-0, 7 KOs) on August 18 on the same card as former heavyweight world champion Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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