Molitor scalp would catapult Frampton into big time

Carl Frampton believes that a win over Canadian super-bantamweight Steve Molitor in his home town of Belfast tonight will be the key to a world title shot.

The unbeaten former Irish Elite champion puts his Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental belts on the line against the Ontario-born southpaw, an ex-World champion, in front of a full house at the Odyssey Arena.

Boxing out of Barry McGuigan’s stable, Frampton has hammered out 14 straight wins (9 KOs) since 2009.