Boxing: Carl Frampton retires in Dubai after WBO super-featherweight defeat

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.

“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.

“I just want to dedicate my life to my family now. Boxing has been good to me, it’s also been bad to me.”

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.