What started as a Frampton whitewash turned into a proper scrap.
Carl Frampton was coasting towards a pretty straightforward decision victory.
It took a while to light the spark in the bantamweight unification title fight in Manchester as the first few rounds were the very definition of “a cagey affair.”
Frampton, without doing damage, had outscored his way into a significant edge by the time the midway point of the fight rolled around.
But then Quigg decided to fight.
Not only did the Englishman up his output but he also put considerably more power into the upped volume of punches.
Frampton started fading in rounds seven through ten, simply in terms of damage, as Quigg began ripping his shots to the body.
And just when it looked like Quigg had scrapped his way back into the bout, Frampton turned it back on in the 12th and looked to have swayed it.
He did so in all but one judges’ eyes as he took the victory by split decision.
And here’s how you saw the fight.
Feel out round one in #FramptonQuigg
— Mark Ortega (@MarkEOrtega) February 27, 2016
Frampton has started to utilise his jab in round two but Quigg nearly got through with a few big shots. #FramptonQuigg
— Sheldan Keay (@SheldanKeay) February 27, 2016
Third Round, same as previously two. Frampton pushing , I promise someone will throw a punch in one of these rounds! #FramptonQuigg
— Kashif Amin (@kash007) February 27, 2016
@FrontProofMedia Still waiting for the fight to start in round four #boxing #FramptonQuigg
— William Thomas (@getoutoftownby1) February 27, 2016
Should have put draw at the end of the fifth round.. #FramptonQuigg
— Brandon Lewis (@brandonlewis022) February 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/DazzaTKO1/status/703722678239232000
Round seven turned into a big of a slug fest and that should suit Quigg if it continues that way. #FramptonQuigg
— Sheldan Keay (@SheldanKeay) February 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/JakeNDaBox/status/703725755587391488
ROUND 9: Quigg best round of the fight so far, as he's getting desperate. Frampton still ahead 88-84. #boxing #FramptonQuigg
— Behind The Gloves (@BehindTheGloves) February 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/DewiPowell/status/703726967644889093
Took a while but got there in the end,
How Quigg will regret that moment in round 11 when he didnt finish Frampton off. #FramptonQuigg— Brighty (@Mark__Bright) February 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/RyanBivins/status/703729414178250752
