John Haughey
BBC Sport NI

Rory McIlroy is at the SSE Arena in Belfast supporting his pal Carl Frampton. He's just popped into the fighter's dressing-room to personally pass on a good luck message. A pat on the fighter's back from the golf star as Frampton's precious fists are being readied. Northern Ireland's two biggest sports stars without a shadow of a doubt.

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Jack Davenport
BBC Radio 5 live at the SSE Arena

The atmosphere in the SSE Arena is building. Irish Olympic star Michael Conlan, who announced this morning he'll fight here in his home city for the first time as a professional at the end of June, got a big reception when he was announced to the crowd.

Amir Khan says the emergence of Anthony Joshua has inspired him to take a fight in the UK for the first time in five years.

Khan said world heavyweight champion Joshua "cleaning up, knocking guys out and selling stadiums" has put British boxing "on a high".

His last bout in Britain ended in a unanimous points victory over Julio Diaz in Sheffield in 2013.

Tommy Coyle has just stopped local favourite Sean Dodd to become the Commonwealth lightweight champion at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.

That's the final fight on the undercard and Amir Khan and Phil lo Greco should be making their ring walks at around 22:15 BST.

Together with live commentary of Carl Frampton v Nonito Donaire, we'll also be bringing you updates of Amir Khan's comeback against Phil lo Greco in this live text.

It's been almost two years since Khan's last fight - a brutal knockout by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in a middleweight title bout in Las Vegas.

Back at super welterweight after a series of personal problems and a stint on 'I'm a Celebrity...', the Bolton boxer takes on Canada's Lo Greco at Liverpool's Echo Arena.

It's also Khan's first fight with trainer Joe Goossen, hired in March after Virgil Hunter had to step aside because of health issues.

Frampton: 8st 13lb 3oz

24 bouts - 23 wins, one defeat

Donaire: 8st 13lb 7oz

42 bouts - 38 wins, four defeats

We're expecting the ring walks at the SSE Arena to start at around 22:15 BST.

And the fight should be under way at about 22:30.

Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent at the SSE Arena

The atmosphere has been terrific all the way through to this contest. Nonito Donaire has endeared himself to the public here. He's been singing to the fans and very gracious when talking about Carl Frampton.

BBC Radio 5 live

You can listen to BBC Radio 5 live commentary of Carl Frampton v Nonito Donaire from 22:30 BST by clicking the tab at the top of this page.

BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello will be joined by Irish former middleweight world champion Andy Lee.

This is also the fight fight of a new BBC Radio 5 live deal with promoter Frank Warren.

The deal includes Lee Selby's defence of his IBF world featherweight title against Josh Warrington on 19 May, the winner of which could be Frampton's next opponent.

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Luckily for Frampton, promoter Frank Warren says he can make that desired world title fight at Belfast's Windsor Park happen this summer.

If Frampton wins of course, which Warren can't guarantee.

And for good reason - Donaire is a former four-weight world champion and "the best foreign fighter who has ever appeared in Belfast," according to Warren.

'The Filipino Flash' is now 35 though and has had two defeats in his last nine fights following the loss of his WBO super-bantamweight title to Guillermo Rigondeaux in 2013.

Let's start with Carl Frampton taking on Nonito Donaire in the WBO interim featherweight title bout at the SSE Arena in Belfast.

The Northern Irishman had a brilliant 2016 - beating Scott Quigg to add the WBA super-bantamweight title to his IBF belt, before becoming WBA world featherweight champion with victory over Leo Santa Cruz.

But then in 2017, Santa Cruz won the rematch and Frampton had to battle to a points win over Horacio Garcia after 10 months out of the ring.

Donaire is Frampton's first fight of 2018. Win and 'The Jackal' may well get another shot at becoming world champion. Lose and that dream of a world title fight at Windsor Park may be over.

Two British fighters in action.

Both favourites for victories that should help set up bigger bouts.

Both aware that defeat could all-but-end their respective future aims.

Carl Frampton v Nonito Donaire in Belfast.

Amir Khan v Phil lo Greco in Liverpool.

Here we go...