Scott Quigg quelled as history-chasing Carl Frampton eyes two-weight belts

Carl Frampton’s next mission is to become a two-weight world champion after making history as the first Irish fighter to unify world titles.

Since the beginning of the ‘alphabet’ title era, no other Irish boxer has managed to unify world belts but 29-year-old Frampton managed to achieve the feat, adding the WBA title to his IBF super-bantamweight (122lb) crown with his split-decision points win over Bury’s Scott Quigg in Manchester on Saturday.

The undefeated Frampton was unaware of his particular unification achievement until he was informed of it at the post-fight press conference, and the Belfast native is now keen to move up to featherweight in order to become a two-weight champion, a feat only achieved by one other Irish professional boxer — Steve Collins.