Arguably the most important boxing match of the penultimate weekend of 2018 takes place at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. At stake is the IBF featherweight title, as Leeds native Josh Warrington (27-0, 6 KOs) defends his title against former WBA champion Carl Frampton (26-1, 15 KOs) in an all-UK clash that should not disappoint. It is expected that the Warrington-Frampton winner will face WBO champion Oscar Valdez in a unification clash in 2019, and that should be pure fireworks if you’ve never seen Valdez fight.
Friday’s weigh-in went off without incident, as Warrington came in at 125.