Josh Warrington Defended Title Against Carl Frampton

Josh Warrington soundly defeated former Champion Carl Frampton over 12 rounds. Frampton, a former two-weight world champion, slipped to 26-2, as he was simply overwhelmed by Warrington’s speed and sheer volume of punches. Warrington improved to 28-0.

Warrington’s trainer and father, Sean O’Hagan, said: “I think it’s one of the best fights I have ever seen. It’s gonna take some beating by anywhere, is that.

“We trained hard for him. We knew he was a hard man. They delivered right on time, just on top of Christmas. They both had their good spells in there. It was a very, very close fight and it was two good, solid professionals in there. Hats off to them both.

“I think there’s a little bit of damage to the right hand but not too severe.”

Warrington was stunned at the level of support in Manchester, despite his Yorkshire roots, with fans showing their respects as they regularly interrupted his post-fight interview.

The 28-year-old said: “I have no words for it. Oh man, this is what it’s all about. All about this support.”