Carl Frampton wins ‘sparring’ battle

The pre-fight psychological battle has been won and Carl Frampton will tonight win the much-anticipated war, according to the Belfast native and his team.

Five years in the making, Frampton and long-time rival Scott Quigg of Bury will finally clash at the Manchester Arena tonight with the IBF and WBA world super-bantamweight titles on the line.

A vocal crowd was present at the fight venue for yesterday afternoon’s weigh-in, with both successfully making the 122lb super-bantamweight limit.