Time for family life as Carl Frampton bows out for good

Carl Frampton, left, and Jamel Herring following their WBO World Super Featherweight title bout in Dubai. Picture: Top Rank via Sportsfile

As Carl Frampton saw the towel hurled into the ring in the sixth round by Jamie Moore in Dubai on Saturday night, a look of disgust came across his face, quickly followed by one of resignation. Moore wasn’t only drawing a conclusion to Frampton’s attempt to claim the WBO super-featherweight title from Jamel Herring, he was ending his career.

As a final fight, it wasn’t a bad one. Frampton was able to walk out of the ring at Caesars Palace in Dubai with his head held high and no regrets. Herring was too big and too strong. Frampton will be remembered as a fine fighter, a two-weight world champion, but he lacked the size and power to hurt the American.