Carl Frampton is our new favourite TV boxing star
The Belfast man is in the midst of his preparations to make a big impression in America next month, and it now seems that Irish viewers will get a chance to watch his July 18th showdown in Texas.
The IBF super-bantamweight champion will put his title on the line for the second time against Mexican Alejandro Gonzalez Junior in El Paso, and just like his history-making win over Chris Avalos in February, the fight will be on terrestrial television once again.
The boxer himself has confirmed that the fight will be shown on ITV, which means that many of his home fans in the north of Ireland will get to see him take on the 22-year-old next month, while those in the Republic will also catch the fight on UTV Ireland.
Very pleased to announce that my fight on July 18th will be shown live on @ITV starting from 9.45pm. Boxing to the masses once again
— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) June 30, 2015
The Jackal’s last fight was a huge draw for the broadcaster. UTV Ireland reported a peak figure of 200,000 for the Frampton fight.
The news has been welcomed by Frampton’s manager Barry McGuigan:
This is excellent news that Carl Frampton is defending his world title live on primetime television. Frampton has all the ingredients needed to become the leading figure in British and Irish boxing; he is a world-class boxer with a brilliant personality who has a fanatical fan base from all over the UK and Ireland. Alejandro Gonzalez Jr is a hungry and dangerous young Mexican fighter who will be travelling to El Paso, Texas to rip that belt from Frampton. This is going to be a cracking contest for the millions of fans tuning in on both sides of the Atlantic.
