Will these two share a boxing ring again? Carl Frampton poses with Scott Quigg, who he fought and beat on points in a split decision back in February 2016.

Frampton, 31, has fought three times since losing a world belt in 2017 and believes he has "been written off".

"This will be me showing there's plenty left yet," said the Northern Irishman, who has held world titles in two weight divisions.

"I want this title more than I have ever wanted a title. When this fight is taking place, it may turn into a dogfight and I am prepared for it. That's when they will realise I am not over the hill.

"I believe he is very good and this will be tough but I believe I beat any featherweight in the world on the day."

Carl Frampton expects to win inside the distance against Josh Warrington tonight in their IBF featherweight title encounter at Manchester Arena.

The Belfast fighter takes on undefeated Warrington but he has predicted the bout will not last all 12 rounds.

"I think he's getting a bit nervous now. I'm ready for 12 hard rounds if it takes it but I don't know if it will," said Frampton.

Adam Booth
World champion trainer on BBC Radio 5 live

Frampton's been in big occasions for how long now? He's always been in big fights and technically he always has what he needs to pull off a win.

People are saying Carl Frampton is past his best and I've seen no shred of evidence to suggest that.

In my opinion, Josh Warrington beat a poor Lee Selby, he wasn't his best that night and Warrington didn't let him have much room - if he does that against Frampton, he will not win that easy.

We are in Sweet Caroline karaoke mood in Manchester. There's your five-minute warning.

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Dereck Chisora, who was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the UK in his teens, has now moved to work under the management of former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye.

"David Haye has moved me out from my house so I live right next door to the gym," Chisora told BBC Sport.

"He has everything planned out and sends me a message saying 'this is your training schedule'. Then the trainers are there waiting.

"It's like I have a tag on me. If I leave my room he's asking 'where you are going?' Which is good for me.

"I was not fit in the first fight. For this I will be fit, ready and I am excited. I'm surprised we are still boxing after the first fight. This will be the same but I will be getting hit less."

Promoter Eddie Hearn on tonight's Whyte v Chisora bout: "There's a great narrative for this and we didn't necessarily need it. The first fight was one of the best 12 rounds of action we have ever seen. "This is the fight people are talking about on the streets. We will get another unbelievable night, there is so much at stake.

"There is a different vibe. They have shared a ring already. Chisora looks unbelievable - the leanest he has ever looked.

"Dillian has improved - he is punching harder. But can he out-box him? It's about pride. They don't like each other. It's about heart. It's about skill as well, but more about will."

There has been plenty of talk of a rematch with Anthony Joshua for Dillian Whyte, but how did the 30-year-old respond to losing that first fight?

"Losing to Anthony Joshua in 2015, the setback made me be honest with myself, take myself away, prepare myself and say 'what you're doing is not good enough'," he told BBC Sport.

"Defeat turned me into a professional athlete, I was just a rugged street kid.

"I believe I have improved a lot and come on a lot since the first fight with Dereck and I don't believe he has."

Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent at Manchester Arena

Chisora really revived his career with a remarkable stoppage of Carlos Takam in July but Whyte is the favourite to repeat his win of last time around, which was one of the best British heavyweight fights in history.

There has been talk of the winner going on to face Joshua at Wembley on 13 April.

All the signs point to a very special end to the British boxing year.

Steve Bunce
BBC Radio 5 live boxing pundit at Manchester Arena

Anyone who knows me knows I have a soft spot for Chisora and Whyte. When Whyte was suspended for a while by the British Boxing Board of Control and came back I went to see his fights.

On consecutive Fridays he fought for nothing at the Camden Centre, I was there both times and he didn't get a penny.

Chisora has been in with about 10 good heavyweights around the world and never gives less than 100%.

I like both of these and it will be a similar fight to the one a couple of years ago, a great British heavyweight scrap.

After that quick-fire Joshua Buatsi win and victory for Liam Williams, let's have a look at what else has happened tonight...

Britain has a new world champion, and his name is Charlie Edwards. The Surrey fighter beat Cristofer Rosales to take the WBC flyweight title in London.

There was disappointment for Martin Murray though, as he lost to Hassam N'Dam in Manchester.

Billy Joe Saunders returned to the ring after a year of inactivity by forcing Charles Adamu to retire after four rounds.

Elsewhere, Nathan Gorman beat Razvan Cojanu and Tommy Fury won on his professional debut.

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Referee Howard Foster steps in after Mark Heffron is taking a barrage of punches in the 10th round.

Liam Williams is the new British middleweight champion and Heffron had taken a count before the stoppage. Undercards done. Now time for the main events.

Undefeated in nine fights now for light-heavyweight Joshua Buatsi.

Here he is, speaking to Sky Sports: "I want to wish him a Merry Christmas, hopefully he gets home safely to his family.

"When you have somewhere hurt, you know it's time. We are in close quarters, it's protect yourself at all times, the shot was already gone before I heard anything.

"Camp has been hard, I have a great team around me. I am grateful. Once my team says 'Buatsi, you are ready to step up', once they give me the green light, I am ready to go."

Wow!

That didn't take long... Joshua Buatsi finishes Renold Quinlan in the first round with a sweet left-hander.

Barely enough time to break sweat.

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Here is our 5 live team for the Josh Warrington versus Carl Frampton fight - trainer Adam Booth, former WBO middleweight title holder Andy Lee and lead commentator Mike Costello.

Up next at the O2, Joshua Buatsi faces Australian Renold Quinlan in a 10-round bout for the WBA International Light-Heavyweight Championship.

And then it'll be the turn of the heavyweights Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte.