Everybody in the street is talking about this fight says Dave Coldwell

Frampton-Quigg finally arrives this weekend

It’s been four years in the making but Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg are finally scheduled to get it on this Saturday in Manchester in a unification bout for the WBA Super and IBF titles, in what is set to be the biggest purse for a super-bantamweight contest in boxing history.

Frampton boasts a perfect 21-0 record, with 14 of his victories coming via stoppages. He won the IBF title back in September 2014 when he beat Kiko Martinez with a unanimous decision on points in his home city of Belfast.

Boxing trainer Dave Coldwell, who is set to be busy in the corner of Gavin McDonnell earlier on the card on Saturday, is relieved the boxers’ promoters finally managed to strike a deal to get the fight on. As it gets closer to the fight night, he is finding it difficult to call a winner.

He said: “It’s a fantastic fight and one we thought at one point was not going to happen due to one reason or another. I’ve always thought Frampton would beat Quigg. I think he is a better all-round fighter. He’s an excellent punch picker.

“As we get have got closer to the fight though, I’ve seen more of Quigg’s mentality and he 100 per cent believes he is going to beat Frampton. In all the media work in the build-up the fight, he has enjoyed it and he was meant to be the one who is not comfortable with those things. He’s been himself, he’s not changed or shown much emotion, whereas Frampton has been rattled by the whole situation.”

Historic fight in Manchester