Carl Frampton MBE (born 21 February 1987 in Tigers Bay, Belfast), nicknamed 'The Jackal', is a Northern Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2021. Per Wikipedia, he held world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF super-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2016, the Super version of the WBA super-bantamweight title in 2016, and the Super version of the WBA (Super) featherweight title from 2016 to 2017.
By winning the featherweight world title from Léo Santa Cruz on July 30, 2016, Frampton became the first boxer from Northern Ireland to have held world titles in two weight classes, per Wikipedia, earning Fighter of the Year awards from The Ring magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America and ESPN. He lost the Santa Cruz rematch in January 2017 and retired after losing his WBO junior-lightweight title fight against Jamel Herring on April 3, 2021.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Carl Frampton
- Born: February 21, 1987 — Tigers Bay, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Nationality: Irish
- Height: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Reach: 62 in (157 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 12 Jun 2009 (Win by TKO vs Sandor Szinavel)
- Last bout: 3 Apr 2021 (Loss by TKO vs Jamel Herring)
- Total rounds boxed: 218 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Super-bantamweight, Featherweight, Super-featherweight, Lightweight
- KO percentage: 57.1% (16 KO wins in 28 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): IBF super-bantamweight title September 6, 2014 – 2016 (won from Kiko Martínez; defended against Chris Avalos and Alejandro González Jr.; retained against Scott Quigg on February 27, 2016, when he also won the WBA super-bantamweight title; the reign closed with the move up to featherweight, per the lead dating the IBF title 2014–2016); WBA (Super) super-bantamweight title February 27, 2016 (won in the Quigg bout, per the bout table and the lead's 2016 dating); WBA (Super) featherweight title July 30, 2016 – January 28, 2017 (won from Léo Santa Cruz; lost the rematch to Santa Cruz) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead and bout table
- Trainer: Shane McGuigan (named as Frampton's trainer in the fetched article's account of the Quigg weigh-in)
- Born: February 21, 1987 — Tigers Bay, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Nationality: Irish
- Height: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Reach: 62 in (157 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Super-bantamweight, Featherweight, Super-featherweight, Lightweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 31
- Wins: 28
- Wins by KO: 16
- Losses: 3
- Losses by KO: 1
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 0
- Born: February 21, 1987 — Tigers Bay, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Nationality: Irish
- Height: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Reach: 62 in (157 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Super-bantamweight, Featherweight, Super-featherweight, Lightweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jun 2009 | Sandor Szinavel | Win | TKO | 2 (4), 2:03 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England |
| 2 | 4 Sep 2009 | Yannis Lakrout | Win | UD | 4 | Eston Sports Academy, Teesville, England |
| 3 | 6 Nov 2009 | Ignac Kassai | Win | TKO | 3 (4), 1:26 | Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland |
| 4 | 12 Feb 2010 | Yoan Boyeaux | Win | UD | 4 | York Hall, London, England |
| 5 | 5 Mar 2010 | Istvan Szabo | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 0:48 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England |
| 6 | 11 Jun 2010 | Ian Bailey | Win | UD | 6 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 7 | 18 Sep 2010 | Yuriy Voronin | Win | TKO | 3 (8), 2:43 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 8 | 3 Dec 2010 | Gavin Reid | Win | TKO | 2 (10), 2:29 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Won vacant Celtic super-bantamweight title |
| 9 | 5 Mar 2011 | Oscar Chacin | Win | TKO | 4 (6), 2:20 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England |
| 10 | 4 Jun 2011 | Robbie Turley | Win | UD | 10 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales — ★ Title fight — Retained Celtic super-bantamweight title |
| 11 | 10 Sep 2011 | Mark Quon | Win | TKO | 4 (12), 1:11 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Won vacant Commonwealth super-bantamweight title |
| 12 | 28 Jan 2012 | Kris Hughes | Win | TKO | 7 (12), 0:48 | York Hall, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained Commonwealth super-bantamweight title |
| 13 | 17 Mar 2012 | Prosper Ankrah | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:45 | Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England — ★ Title fight — Retained Commonwealth super-bantamweight title |
| 14 | 26 May 2012 | Raúl Hirales Jr. | Win | UD | 12 | Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title |
| 15 | 22 Sep 2012 | Steve Molitor | Win | TKO | 6 (12), 2:21 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Retained Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight titles |
| 16 | 9 Feb 2013 | Kiko Martínez | Win | TKO | 9 (12), 2:46 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Won European super-bantamweight title; Retained IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title |
| 17 | 19 Oct 2013 | Jeremy Parodi | Win | KO | 6 (12), 2:59 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Retained European and IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight titles |
| 18 | 4 Apr 2014 | Hugo Cázares | Win | KO | 2 (12), 1:38 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19 | 6 Sep 2014 | Kiko Martínez | Win | UD | 12 | Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Won IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 20 | 28 Feb 2015 | Chris Avalos | Win | TKO | 5 (12), 1:33 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 21 | 18 Jul 2015 | Alejandro González Jr. | Win | UD | 12 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, US — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 22 | 27 Feb 2016 | Scott Quigg | Win | SD | 12 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF super-bantamweight title; Won WBA (super) super-bantamweight title |
| 23 | 30 Jul 2016 | Léo Santa Cruz | Win | MD | 12 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Won WBA (Super) featherweight title |
| 24 | 28 Jan 2017 | Léo Santa Cruz | Loss | MD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA (Super) featherweight title |
| 25 | 18 Nov 2017 | Horacio García | Win | UD | 10 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 26 | 21 Apr 2018 | Nonito Donaire | Win | UD | 12 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO interim featherweight title |
| 27 | 18 Aug 2018 | Luke Jackson | Win | TKO | 9 (12), 1:21 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO interim featherweight title |
| 28 | 22 Dec 2018 | Josh Warrington | Loss | UD | 12 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — For IBF featherweight title |
| 29 | 30 Nov 2019 | Tyler McCreary | Win | UD | 10 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 30 | 15 Aug 2020 | Darren Traynor | Win | TKO | 7 (10), 1:00 | York Hall, London, England |
| 31 | 3 Apr 2021 | Jamel Herring | Loss | TKO | 6 (12), 1:40 | The Rotunda Caesars Palace Bluewaters, Dubai, UAE — ★ Title fight — For WBO junior-lightweight title |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): IBF super-bantamweight title September 6, 2014 – 2016 (won from Kiko Martínez; defended against Chris Avalos and Alejandro González Jr.; retained against Scott Quigg on February 27, 2016, when he also won the WBA super-bantamweight title; the reign closed with the move up to featherweight, per the lead dating the IBF title 2014–2016); WBA (Super) super-bantamweight title February 27, 2016 (won in the Quigg bout, per the bout table and the lead's 2016 dating); WBA (Super) featherweight title July 30, 2016 – January 28, 2017 (won from Léo Santa Cruz; lost the rematch to Santa Cruz) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead and bout table
- 3 Dec 2010 vs Gavin Reid: Won vacant Celtic super-bantamweight title
- 4 Jun 2011 vs Robbie Turley: Retained Celtic super-bantamweight title
- 10 Sep 2011 vs Mark Quon: Won vacant Commonwealth super-bantamweight title
- 28 Jan 2012 vs Kris Hughes: Retained Commonwealth super-bantamweight title
- 17 Mar 2012 vs Prosper Ankrah: Retained Commonwealth super-bantamweight title
- 26 May 2012 vs Raúl Hirales Jr.: Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title
- 22 Sep 2012 vs Steve Molitor: Retained Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight titles
- 9 Feb 2013 vs Kiko Martínez: Won European super-bantamweight title; Retained IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title
- 19 Oct 2013 vs Jeremy Parodi: Retained European and IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight titles
- 6 Sep 2014 vs Kiko Martínez: Won IBF super-bantamweight title
- 28 Feb 2015 vs Chris Avalos: Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
- 18 Jul 2015 vs Alejandro González Jr.: Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
- 27 Feb 2016 vs Scott Quigg: Retained IBF super-bantamweight title; Won WBA (super) super-bantamweight title
- 30 Jul 2016 vs Léo Santa Cruz: Won WBA (Super) featherweight title
- 28 Jan 2017 vs Léo Santa Cruz: Lost WBA (Super) featherweight title
- 21 Apr 2018 vs Nonito Donaire: Won vacant WBO interim featherweight title
- 18 Aug 2018 vs Luke Jackson: Retained WBO interim featherweight title
- 22 Dec 2018 vs Josh Warrington: For IBF featherweight title
- 3 Apr 2021 vs Jamel Herring: For WBO junior-lightweight title
Photo: Sinn Féin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). Featured image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Carl_Frampton_2013.jpg
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-30.
