Carl Frampton made a winning return to the ring with a far from convincing non-title fight victory over Mexican Horacio Garcia at the SSE Arena in Belfast.

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

Carl Frampton believes he will headline “one of the biggest boxing bills Irish boxing has ever seen” when he makes his ring return on the same night that Jamie Conlan will challenge for a world title in Belfast.

Carl Frampton's first contest under new promoter Frank Warren will take place in Belfast in November.

Carl Frampton admitted he was considering “going his own way” before opting to join Matthew Macklin’s Mack The Knife Global (MTK) stable.

Carl Frampton has parted ways with manager and mentor Barry McGuigan.

Brian Peters has insisted that a potential world title date for Katie Taylor on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s anticipated world heavyweight rematch against Wladimir Klitschko “is not a long shot”.

Carl Frampton’s bout against Andres Gutierrez was last night called off at the 11th hour after the Mexican visitor reportedly suffered an accident.

Carl Frampton’s bout against Andres Gutierrez was last night called off at the 11th hour after the Mexican visitor reportedly suffered an accident.

It would seem an exaggeration to suggest time is ticking on Carl Frampton’s ring career, but mileage is certainly on the mind of trainer Shane McGuigan.

Barry McGuigan claims unheralded Mexican Andres Gutierrez presents the perfect comeback challenge for Carl Frampton as the two-weight world champion looks to bounce back from his first defeat this weekend.

Leo Santa Cruz’s shadow hung over the formal launch for Carl Frampton’s ring return yesterday, but it would be wrong to suggest that the Belfast ‘Jackal’ has a one-track mind in terms of his fighting future.

A day out from St Patrick’s Day festivities, New York’s 7th Avenue cut a more Irish hue than ever before.

Sunday dawns slow in Las Vegas. As Carl Frampton hauled himself out of bed in his private loft at the MGM Grand yesterday, the morning after the night before would have brought only light relief.

So strong was the narrative surrounding Conor McGregor’s recent occupation of New York that one could be forgiven for pegging him as a pioneer.

Perhaps the feline fittings were there to provide some home comfort for the man from Tiger’s Bay. True to much of the style of this city — the world capital of excess — it all looked a little much though.

To say Leo Santa Cruz was comfortable in Belfast yesterday may be misleading, but the Mexican former three-weight world champion was certainly taking comfort from personal events away from the hype that goes with prize-fighting.

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

OLDER boxing fans may recall Barry McGuigan’s glory days and how he would always show gratitude to his manager Barney Eastwood by publicly declaring: “Thank you very much, Mr Eastwood.”

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.

Election season may be dominating every minute of the relentless news cycle on this side of the Atlantic but Carl Frampton has come stateside looking for a different kind of Big Mo.

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.

Carl Frampton has predicted that Saturday night’s showdown with Scott Quigg will be a “one-sided, easy night” as the pair prepare to go head to head at today’s pre-fight press conference.

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. 

Carl Frampton revealed he will earn in excess of the £1.5 million (€2.1m) promoter Eddie Hearn had previously offered him to fight Scott Quigg when the pair fight in Manchester next year.

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.

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.

It’s an escape route as old and worn as prizefighting itself. Over 300 years of identical journeys to the one Carl Frampton has taken, seeking a new life in the New World.

Cork have made four changes to their side for Sunday’s final Allianz HL Division 1A game against Tipperary at Páirc Uí Rinn.

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

The IBF super-bantamweight champion successfully defended his world title on Saturday night, stopping 25-year-old Californian challenger Chris Avalos (25-3) in the fifth round to extend his undefeated record to 20-0 (14 knockouts).

Carl Frampton retained his IBF super-bantamweight title with an impressive fifth-round stoppage of mandatory challenger Chris Avalos at a raucous Odyssey Arena in Belfast.