Selby’s Camp Open To Frampton Fight

Lee Selby  – named Boxer of the Year at the awards night above – could defend his world title against new WBA and IBF super-bantamweight champion Carl Frampton later this year.

Selby, Wales’ only current world champion, is in line for a mandatory defence of his IBF Featherweight crown against American Eric Hunter.

But if he comes through that then Selby’s manager Chris Sanigar would be open to a contest with Irishman Frampton – managed by Barry McGuigan – who recently outpointed England’s Scott Quigg.

Frampton would have to move up a division to fight Selby, but Sanigar said: “To make it worthwhile, we’d have to do it at nine stone for Lee’s titles to be on the line.

“Windsor Park is a possibility and we’ve also got the Millennium Stadium, so there’d be a lot of things to talk about. I get on great with Barry McGuigan, so I think negotiations may be a lot easier than they were with Quigg’s party. Barry’s family and my family get on very well together and it’s a fight that could easily be made. We talk regular, my son talks with Barry’s boys and I talk to Barry on a regular basis.

“Lee Selby is something special – it would be a lot different than boxing Scott Quigg, I would assure you. Lee is improving all the time. They have both had experience of boxing in the USA and it would be one of the biggest fights for a long, long time.”

Frampton said: “Me and Selby would be a huge fight.

“Two British fighters going toe-to-toe again. I don’t want to sound like I’m being derogatory towards him here – I really, rate Lee Selby, I think he’s an excellent fighter and someone I’ve admired for a long, long time. But if I was to go to featherweight they are the fights that I’d be chasing.”