Summary

  • Frampton wins unification fight in Manchester

  • Northern Ireland's Frampton now IBF and WBA champion

  • England's Quigg was the WBA champion

  • Two judges gave it 116-112 to Frampton, the other had it 115-113 to Quigg

Live Reporting

Stephan Shemilt

  1. Round seven

    Here we go! Huge shot by Quigg, missed, Frampton ducking then opening up. That was about the best action of the fight, with Quigg again throwing some haymakers. Lots thrown, very little landed, though.

  2. Round seven

    Cheers when they engage, but it ends in a big cuddle. More punches from Quigg, aggression at long last. Frampton responds by getting in close, shutting him down.

    Carl Frampton and Scott QuiggReuters

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    Tobias: This is making Klitschko Fury appear exciting...zzzz

    Martin Samuda: Is this a boxing match? I've seen more action in a text war.

    Al Cummings: Boring !!

  4. Round seven

    Into the second half. Will Quigg change the plan? There's some boos from the crowd, those who have paid a pretty penny for tickets frustrated by the lack of a spectacle.

  5. It was electric in Manchester earlier, but it's like someone has opened the door and let the atmosphere out. At the moment, Sweet Caroline has been the highlight of the evening.

  6. Richie Woodhall
    Former world champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    "Scott Quigg has got his tactics wrong. He's trying to outbox a much better boxer. I can't believe what I'm seeing. It's not working."

  7. Round six

    Halfway through. Frampton is winning this fight, partly because of his own efficiency, partly because Quigg is sleepwalking through it.

    Carl Frampton and Scott QuiggPA

  8. Round six

    Can Quigg release the brakes? Every time he comes near, he gets picked off. Death by a thousand cuts.

  9. Round six

    Nearing the halfway mark, Frampton still dominating the centre, Quigg unable to use his longer reach. VIPs on the front row are chatting among themselves.

    Carl Frampton and Scott QuiggReuters

  10. Richie Woodhall
    Former world champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    "Scott Quigg is starting to realise that he's got to get closer to his man. He's far more dangerous at mid to short range."

  11. Round five

    More hit and run from Frampton, who remains in the better shape. Quigg comes at the end, but Frampton is more slippery than a man dipped in olive oil.

  13. Round five

    Staccato stuff, nothing for either man to build on. The odd jab here, a tie-up there. Still a phoney war. At the moment, it doesn't deserve the atmosphere in Manchester.

  14. Round five

    Into the fifth, with the crowd singing once more. Lots of shuffling, forward and back. Some Chuckle Brothers style to me, to you. I've seen more punches landed on a night out in Stoke.

  15. Richie Woodhall
    Former world champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    "Quigg has to step it up. He's thrown one good right hand in that round, but nothing more. It was a better round for Quigg, but I don't think he won it."

    Scott QuiggGetty Images

  16. Mike Costello
    BBC Radio 5 live boxing commentator

    "You sense the scorecard is becoming closer. Quigg is beginning to find his tempo now."

  17. Round four

    End of four chapters. Frampton the aggressor, but Quigg with the biggest shot of that round. The Bury man finding his range?

  18. Round four

    Now then, we've seen a spark from Quigg. A right has Frampton briefly tangoing with the ropes, but he's under the Englishman's arm and away.

    Carl Frampton and Scott QuiggGetty Images

  19. Round four

    James Nesbitt is trending on Twitter, by the way. That's what being tipsy on the radio will do for you. Frampton comes forward, looking busy. The shorter man from Northern Ireland shows more intent.

  20. Tony Bellew
    European cruiserweight champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    "Quigg is giving up these rounds. He's chasing a 3-0 deficit. You don't want to be chasing rounds. Quigg has to force the pace."