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Belfast fighter likely to raise himself for one last big fight night but will retire if he loses super-featherweight bout in Dubai
Carl Frampton, at the age of 34, will attempt to become the first boxer from the island of Ireland to win a world title at three different weights when he steps into the ring against Jamel Herring, the WBO super-featherweight champion, in Dubai on Saturday night. Herring is a year older and both men are heading to the well for one of the last times after long and arduous careers.
Frampton has insisted that if his challenge should fail then he will retire. His remaining ambitions in boxing are to become a world champion and then fight at home in Belfast in front of his adoring fans, who have always crisscrossed the sectarian divide. If Herring beats him then Frampton concedes the game will be over because he would have to “go round the houses” to earn himself another crack at a different world title and, at his age, he is no longer willing to put his health at risk. Continue reading...