{"id":58483,"date":"2016-02-28T17:24:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T22:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58483"},"modified":"2016-02-29T00:26:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T05:26:11","slug":"carl-frampton-shocks-the-boxing-world-with-win-over-scott-quigg-bring-on-guillermo-rigondeaux-hes-getting-knocked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58483","title":{"rendered":"Carl Frampton Shocks the Boxing World with Win Over Scott Quigg: “Bring on Guillermo Rigondeaux He’s Getting Knocked Out!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Carl<\/a>“Bring on Guillermo Rigondeaux He’s Getting Knocked Out!” – Simba Judeson, Independence, KS (President of the Carl Frampton Fan Club – 8 members and two are his Aunt and Uncle, but were hopeful for lots more this week!)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Frampton unified the super bantamweight division with a split decision victory over WBA titlist Scott Quigg Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from Manchester, England.<\/p>\n

An encore presentation of Saturday\u2019s telecast will re-air later this evening immediately following the live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING\u00ae telecast headlined by three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz and former titlist Kiko Martinez. The SHOWTIME telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n

The long-awaited matchup of unbeaten champions got off to a slow and tactical start, but Belfast native Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) established himself as the aggressor and worked his jab to pocket the early rounds. Quigg didn\u2019t come alive until after the seventh, when trainer Joe Gallagher warned his charge that he was likely down big on the judges\u2019 scorecards.<\/p>\n

Quigg (31-1-2) pounded the body and was the aggressor in rounds eight through 11, but it was too little, too late for the Lancashire, England native. Frampton won the 12th and walked away the unified champion by scores of 115-113 for Quigg, but 116-112 twice for Frampton.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it was a split,\u201d Frampton said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what that lad was watching, but as long as I got my hand raised at the end of the fight, that\u2019s the main thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a great rivalry, and it was a great fight at the end. The start wasn\u2019t great, but of course I would do it again. I\u2019m happy to campaign at super bantamweight, but if a big fight comes calling at featherweight \u2013 Santa Cruz, Selby, any of these guys \u2013 I\u2019m ready for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quigg admitted he should have pushed the action in the early rounds, but still thought he did enough to get the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt comfortable,\u201d Quigg said. \u201cThe judges must have been counting his punches as scoring, but I thought I was blocking them. I should have started faster. I felt comfortable and I thought I was winning the rounds because he wasn\u2019t winning clear. I\u2019m not going to complain. I want a rematch. Maybe next time I\u2019ll start a bit earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n