Frampton ready for Gonzalez title defence in America debut

“It’s a big change and the media attention is more than I expected but it’s another fight and a ring is a ring,” he continued.

“I’m bringing a few fans over. They’ll be outnumbered but they’ll be heard. It’s going to be a good night and it’s up to me to put on a good performance.

“Some people see Gonzalez as an underdog but I don’t see it like that. I see him as another obstacle standing in my way. I’ll have to be at my best to beat him.”

Frampton overcame Avalos in the first defence of his IBF crown in February and had to deal with plenty of trash-talk from his opponent, but his latest foe is a more respectful contender, but a huge underdog nevertheless (20/1 to win by KO or TKO).

“I love it when everything is against me as the pressure is on him. The only time I was made favourite, I lost,” stated Gonzalez.

Gonzalez Snr, also a former featherweight world champion, revealed that his son has spent seven weeks in Los Angeles training for the first time ever, in what is Gonzalez Jnr’s biggest fight of his career.

However, ‘La Cobrita’ is confident of securing his 26th career victory in only his second professional bout outside of Mexico, with his previous American match-up coming in June 2012 when he toppled fellow countryman Leopoldo Gonzalez in Texas (14/1 to beat Frampton).

“I believe that I have a good smart boxing brain, I know when to box and when to fight. I have improved my style. I am ready for the way he fights and there are some weaknesses that we have seen that we believe we can get to,” declared Gonzalez Jnr.

Frampton is the massive odds-on 1/50 to triumph on his USA debut and, with plenty of travelling Belfast fans set to roar him on to a second successive title defence, he will aim to showcase his true talents on the grand American stage.