by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 27, 2016 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At the Manchester Arena, UK, Carl Frampton became the unified WBA and IBF Junior Featherweight champion, out-pointing his fierce rival Scott Quigg. Official scorecards came in at 116-112 (twice) for Frampton, and 115-113 for Quigg which, I’m sure most spectators...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 27, 2016 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
Like most boxing scribes, I’ve been fairly stumped all week about picking a winner in Frampton vs Quigg. There just seemed to be no escaping the fact that this is one of those infuriatingly difficult fights to call. Two unbeaten world champions in their prime are...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 26, 2016 | Weigh-Ins
At the Manchester Arena, UK, Junior Featherweight titlists Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg successfully made weight for their highly-anticipated clash tomorrow night. The Frampton vs Quigg Weigh-In was packed with incredible support for both fighters, with Mancunian and...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 18, 2016 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
Next weekend is the big one, folks. Top-tier boxer-punchers Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg finally colliding. Both are Junior Featherweight titlists and considered by many, including myself, to be the legitimate front runners of the division. Well, bar Guillermo...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jan 18, 2016 | Boxing News & Opinions
Santa Cruz vs Martinez Official for February 27th Yep, Santa Cruz vs Martinez isn’t a fight which will go down particularly well with the majority of hardened boxing fans, but it’s…well, not terrible exactly. Yes, Kiko Martinez (35-6, 26 KO) will be...