Carl Frampton was the only focus for Barry McGuigan at Vegas debut

No hard feelings. Barry McGuigan is back where it all went wrong in his own ring career but is solely focused on ensuring things continue to go oh so right for his protege.

Three decades ago in a different fighting time McGuigan’s Las Vegas debut saw him surrender his WBA featherweight title to Steve Cruz on the sweltering surface of a temporary arena outside Caesar’s Palace.

He never recovered from the soul-sapping experience. But as Carl Frampton puts that same piece of hardware on the line against another Cruz, his mentor insists 31 years of history will have nothing to do with tomorrow night’s showdown.