Carl Frampton introduced his retirement from skilled boxing on Saturday after failing in his bid to develop into Eire’s first three-weight world champion.
The 34-year-old Northern Irishman was stopped within the sixth spherical of his WBO super-featherweight battle in Dubai by defending champion Jamel Herring of the USA.
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“I said before (that) I would retire if I lost this fight and that’s exactly what I’m going to do,” Frampton stated from the ring.
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“I just want to dedicate my life to my family now. Boxing has been good to me, it’s also been bad to me.”
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Frampton held the WBA and IBF super-bantamweight titles between 2014-16 and the WBA featherweight title from 2016-17. He leaves the ring with an expert file of 28 wins and three defeats.
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