Frampton pulls through as brave Conlan falls short

Carl Frampton got back to winning ways at Belfast’s SSE Arena on Saturday night, the former unified world champion racking up a hard-fought victory over Horacio Garcia.

Back in front of his hometown fans for the first time in almost three years, Frampton registered a unanimous points decision to close out a tumultuous 2017.

Frampton had not boxed since losing his undefeated record to Leo Santa Cruz in January, and was pushed right to the end this time around.