“It has brought great shock and sadness.” Former Irish boxing heroes Carl Frampton and Conrad Cummings have condemned an incident at a youth boxing competition that involved masked men wielding machetes. Gardaí are investigating an incident at a national boxing tournament in County Roscommon, where a number of men armed with machetes entered a boxing […]

2 years ago

“If you read this book, and still think he is a hero, you need to give your head a wobble.” Former boxer Carl Frampton was a guest on The Late Late Show on Friday night, where he tore into his former manager Barry McGuigan. The ex-world champion was on the show to discuss his new […]

2 years ago

Carl Frampton and a photo-bombing Garda also feature.

9 years ago

Would you risk it all? Carl Frampton knows a thing or two about pressure. The former two-weight world champion is one of the best boxers the island of Ireland has ever produced and has fought in some cauldrons, while under serious pressure. But he showed recently during this outtake from the BBC documentary series Fight […]

9 years ago

A trilogy that the world wants to see. Carl Frampton suffered the first loss of his professional career as Leo Santa Cruz gained a measure of revenge and reclaimed the WBA featherweight from the Northern Irish fighter. The 10,000 crowd certainly got value for their money as the duo exchanged some ferocious blows over 12 exciting rounds, […]

9 years ago

Sad news… Boxer Alejandro Gonzalez Jr has been found dead near his home in Mexico. Gonzalez shared a ring with Carl Frampton in El Paso, Texas, in July 2015 as Frampton defended his IBF World super-bantamweight title only after being knocked down twice in the opening stanza. 23-year-old Gonzalez was found dead alongside two others in a […]

10 years ago