With Saturday, one of the worst-kept secrets in boxing was announced: Showtime may carry live coverage of the much-anticipated junior featherweight name unification bout between Northern Ireland’s Carl Frampton AND England’s Scott Quigg.
They are scheduled to help meet with Feb. 27 from sold-out Manchester Arena inside Manchester, England, Quigg’s home region. Frampton VS Quigg Live Stream your broadcast by
England’s Sky Sports. your own genuine start time of an “Showtime Boxing International” telecast, however, possesses not been determined yet, though It\'ll air live on the afternoon having a prime-time replay paired within another live fight; featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz will certainly make his primary defense against former junior featherweight titlist Kiko Martinez in the Honda Center within Anaheim, California.
Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs), 28, won his 122-pound brand by unanimous decision greater than Martinez throughout 2014 ALONG WITH is actually producing his third defense against Quigg.
“I feel thrilled to become boxing in Showtime IN ADDITION TO defending MY OWN world label in front connected with such a great large television audience on the U.S.,” said Frampton, which defended his name in CBS the past summer. “Showtime could be the home involving huge global boxing events, IN ADDITION TO i am just delighted The item MY PERSONAL department have ensured i will probably field at most of these an terrific platform. we enjoyed fighting from sister network CBS last July AND ALSO my spouse and i want to proceed to be able to develop MY PERSONAL fan base on the United States. Roll from Feb. 27 throughout Manchester, where we will probably comprehensively beat Scott Quigg.”
Quigg (32-0-2, 23 KOs), 27, possesses maintained his title considering that the 2013 AND ALSO is actually making his seventh defense While he meets Frampton.
Frampton VS Quigg 2016 is great the American fans will certainly get in order to see your amazing fight,” Quigg said. “I’ve always wanted in order to pack throughout a good massive fight with the U.S., AND ALSO i believe It i beat Carl within style on February 27
throughout front of the sold-out crowd live at Showtime, I’ll gain lots of fans in the States.”
Both fighters are currently undefeated with Frampton your IBF champion AS WELL AS Quigg the WBA identify holder. Someone’s perfect Log will scoot As your long-awaited clash will certainly finally recognize your own identification domestic boxer on the division.
Belfast born Frampton, exactly who obtained a MBE with the New Year honours list, has drawn support coming from Throughout the other communities involving Northern Ireland. His popularity may be sure the strong Irish contingent on the crowd creating for a good electric atmosphere inside Bury’s Scott Quigg enjoying your passionate Lancashire support.
Adam Smith, executive producer of Sky Sports boxing, said: “2016 will be a good incredible year regarding British boxing with 12 current reigning world champions. That is solitary of the almost all eagerly anticipated matches regarding recent times. Everything is usually on the line pertaining to Carl Frampton AND Scott Quigg along with the atmosphere with the Manchester Arena will be electric intended for what In the event that end up being a good truly amazing duel between 2 fighters at the top involving its game.”
Carl Frampton said: "I was delighted for you to possibly be headlining your massive Sky Sports container section event with February 27 with Manchester Arena. the particular fight have been for the creating with regard to years, This has finally happening ALONG WITH now i am going in order to deliver your current performance associated with THE employment IN ADDITION TO win within style."