The defining moment of Carl Frampton’s unbeaten career awaits the Northern Irishman in Brooklyn on Saturday night when he steps up a weight division to face the unbeaten Mexican Leo Santa Cruz for the World Boxing Association featherweight crown. For Frampton, his manager Barry McGuigan, and trainer son, Shane McGuigan, this is the ideal contest for launching a lucrative career both in the United States, and lifting it to a new level at home.
“This is going to be the toughest fight I ever have and the defining fight of my career,” said Frampton, who has spent 16 weeks in camp and has sparred more than 200 rounds in preparation for the Mexican, who is unbeaten in 33 fights and who typically throws 150 punches per round.
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The defining moment of Carl Frampton’s unbeaten career awaits the Northern Irishman in Brooklyn on Saturday night when he steps up a weight division to face the unbeaten Mexican Leo Santa Cruz for the World Boxing Association featherweight crown. For Frampton, his manager Barry McGuigan, and trainer son, Shane McGuigan, this is the ideal contest for launching a lucrative career both in the United States, and lifting it to a new level at home.
“This is going to be the toughest fight I ever have and the defining fight of my career,” said Frampton, who has spent 16 weeks in camp and has sparred more than 200 rounds in preparation for the Mexican, who is unbeaten in 33 fights and who typically throws 150 punches per round.
