Carl Frampton convinced he will make history in Dubai

Carl Frampton. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

It is tempting to look at this weekend as a last hurrah for Carl Frampton, a final chance to get back top of the tree, but the Belfast man is not seeing it like that.

It is more than four years since Frampton last held a world title and there will not be many more chances if he comes up short in his challenge for Jamel Herring’s WBO super-featherweight title in Dubai on Saturday night. He made the mistake of writing himself off before, when he lost to Josh Warrington in 2018. With history on the line – he will become the first Irishman to win three world titles if he is successful - there is no point in piling any more pressure onto the occasion.