Boxing: Frampton retires after WBO super-featherweight defeat


  • Boxing
  • Sunday, 04 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Carl Frampton Press Conference - London, Britain - August 10, 2020 Carl Frampton during the press conference Action Images/Matthew Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - Carl Frampton announced his retirement from professional boxing on Saturday after failing in his bid to become Ireland's first three-weight world champion.

The 34-year-old Northern Irishman was stopped in the sixth round of his WBO super-featherweight fight in Dubai by defending champion Jamel Herring of the United States.

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