Carl Frampton wins after early shock

Northern Ireland’s Carl Frampton survived an early wobble to retain his IBF world super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in Texas.

Carl Frampton wins after early shock

Northern Ireland’s Carl Frampton survived an early wobble to retain his IBF world super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in Texas.

The 28-year-old from Belfast was given the bout after 12 rounds in El Paso, with two judges scoring 116-108 in his favour while the third scored it 115-109.

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