Carl Frampton reveals next fight date

CARL FRAMPTONย has confirmed he will return from his first professional defeat on July 29 in Belfast.

The 30-year-old in January lost his WBA super-featherweight title to Leo Santa Cruz in Las Vegas in his fourth successive fight on the road.

He had long planned to face IBF champion Lee Selby in a unification match-up, and also spoke of his desire for a third fight with Santa Cruz.


Selby, however, must first face his mandatory challenger Johnny Barros, and Santa Cruz is expected to fight Abner Mares, increasing the likelihood of Frampton agreeing a building fight.

โ€œJuly 29th โ€“ keep it free,โ€ Frampton wrote on Twitter. โ€œI canโ€™t wait to box at home.

โ€œPress conference will be in the next week and tickets will go on sale straight after. Homecoming.โ€

Frampton last fought in Belfast when he stopped Chris Avalos in February 2015.

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