Carl Frampton Looking To Move On

Carl Frampton has revealed he is ready to move on to bigger and better things after defeating Scott Quigg on Saturday night. Frampton beat Quigg on points in Manchester to add the WBA super-bantamweight title to his IBF crown.

Frampton reckons he won the fight convincingly, despite one judge awarding it to Quigg, and has other irons in the fire for his next contest, including the possibility of moving up to featherweight to take on Leo Santa Cruz after the Mexican defended his WBA title by beating Kiko Martinez on Saturday.

Frampton said “I think I won the fight pretty convincingly, pretty clearly, I think I won it by about four or five rounds. For a judge to give it against me I couldn't fathom it, I don't know what he was watching really. They say it was a split decision, it doesn't really reflect the fight. I thought I won it convincingly. If the public demand a rematch I don't think they will, but if they do then we will do it again. But if not we move on to bigger and better things. I see Leo Santa Cruz won last night. That's obviously an easy fight to make because he's with Al Haymon and so am I. That's a big fight, a potential blockbuster. I think it will be an exciting fight, a real exciting fight. It's all about styles matching together. I think me and Santa Cruz would gel very, very well and it would be a barnstormer”

Frampton also revealed he is not contractually obliged to have a rematch with Quigg, leaving him free to look at other potential opponents. He said “There's nothing in the contract, no, we kind of had an agreement that if the fight is good enough we will do it again in Belfast. But we will see, if the people want to see it again we can do it again, and I am open to all options really”.