Carl Frampton got back to winning ways at Belfast’s SSE Arena on Saturday night, the former unified world champion racking up a hard-fought victory over Horacio Garcia.

Rare enough are athletes for whom defeat can be dismissed as an occasional evil; rarer still those who manage to evade it entirely.

"I've got two kids and a missus. I don't want problems after boxing."

Carl Frampton will face Mexico's Horacio Garcia in Belfast next month in his first bout since splitting with manager and mentor Barry McGuigan.

Warren - who has a television deal with BT Sport - announced the Frampton signing on his official Twitter account.

Frampton says it's a start of 'a new chapter' in his career.

Star boxer Carl Frampton has unveiled a new street mural celebrating his exploits in the ring and other famous products of Belfast.

Carl Frampton has called on Leo Santa Cruz to complete the trilogy with a final showdown in Belfast after losing his WBA featherweight title in Las Vegas.

“It's a huge honour for me and very humbling.”

"We're bringing an army."

Frampton has vowed to become the first Irishman to win world titles at three different weights.

A major homecoming event is to be staged for world boxing champion Carl Frampton.

Carl Frampton is happy to fight Leo Santa Cruz again in December but not in Los Angeles.

Carl Frampton became a two-weight world champion with a majority decision victory over Leo Santa Cruz in their WBA featherweight title bout in New York.

The best I’ve ever felt. Carl Frampton’s first five words after logging in as a featherweight for the first time in his professional life. Amazing what a difference four pounds can make.

New York may have been sweltering in the high summer heat, but boxer Carl Frampton strode the streets yesterday as the very definition of cool. Just 72 hours out from the biggest night of his life, the Jackal was calm, collected and ready to pounce.

Carl Frampton will face Leo Santa Cruz in New York this summer to fight for the Mexican’s WBA featherweight title.

Frampton has a 22-0 career record.

Barry McGuigan believes Saturday’s world-title unification clash is the most important fight of Carl Frampton’s career as the Belfast native prepares to finally meet long-time rival Scott Quigg. 

“It came as a big surprise and it was actually Barry (McGuigan) who told me the good news.”

Frampton is so excited that even a burglary at his home has failed to bother him.

It ended with Carl Frampton enjoying that most familiar vantage point, the elevated view of his surroundings as trainer Shane McGuigan raised him aloft in victory.

Northern Ireland’s Carl Frampton survived an early wobble to retain his IBF world super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in Texas.

There is little need to shell out any dollars on a historical guide to the city of El Paso. 

While May 2 heralded the end of boxing’s most notorious cold war inside the ring, it was the coming together of two prominent power brokers outside it which ultimately made the fight a reality.

Carl Frampton intends to begin making a name for himself in the United States after announcing he will defend his IBF super-bantamweight title against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in El Paso, Texas next month.

Barry McGuigan sits still for just a moment in Belfast’s Europa Hotel as he contemplates his answer. 

Belfast’s Carl Frampton looks ahead to the first defence of his IBF super-bantamweight world championship against Californian Chris Avalos at the Odyssey Arena tonight.

Barry McGuigan is hoping for the perfect birthday present from his protégé tomorrow night, with the Clones Cyclone calling on Carl Frampton to deliver a knockout in his first world-title defence.

Chris Avalos has branded Carl Frampton a dancing "fairy" as he continued his efforts to rile the champion ahead of Saturday night’s world-title showdown in Belfast.

Carl Frampton insisted his world-title win is merely the first step on a long road to glory after claiming the IBF super-bantamweight championship crown in Belfast on Saturday night.