On Saturday afternoon 5pm eastern time, Showtime International and Sky Sports brings to you the IBF and WBA Super Bantamweight title unification. IBF Super Bantamweight Champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KO’s) takes on WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KO’s). The fight will take place at the Manchester Arena in Manchester England. in the co-feature, Marco McCullough (14-2, 9 KO’s) takes on Isaac Lowe (11-0-1, 4 KO’s) for the Commonwealth (British Empire) title. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
CARL FRAMPTON
-Record: 27 – 0 – 0, 19 KO’s
-Weight Class: Super Bantamweight
-Height: 5′ 5″
-Reach: 62″
-Notable Fights
- Kiko Martinez #1 — Win, TKO 9th round (12), 2/9/13.
- Kiko Martinez #2 — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 9/6/14. (Won IBF Super Bantamweight title)
- Chris Avalos — Win, TKO 5th round (12), 5/28/15.
SCOTT QUIGG
-Record: 31 – 0 – 2, 23 KO’s
-Weight Class: Super Bantamweight
-Height: 5′ 6″
-Reach: N/A
-Notable Fights
- Yoandris Salinas — Draw, Split Decision (12), 10/5/13.
- Kiko Martinez — Win, TKO 2nd round (12), 7/18/15.
Predictions:
Isaac Lowe — def — Marco McCullough — via — Unanimous Decision
Scott Quigg — def — Carl Frampton — via — Unanimous Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
