Barry McGuigan: Frampton can be superstar just like Rory McIlroy
Carl Frampton is set for big things
Lightning is about to strike twice with a young Belfast boxer cast as a pioneer for his sport. Thirty years after Barry McGuigan crossed the Irish Sea to become a household name, his protégé Carl Frampton is poised to make the same journey with the return of live boxing on mainstream terrestrial television.
ITV has rolled out the red carpet for Frampton when he makes the first defence of his IBF super-bantamweight title at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast next month against Chris Avalos of the United States.
