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Frampton: It's time for Quigg showdown

Carl Frampton celebrates after defeating Chris Avalos in Belfast © Getty Images

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Carl Frampton and his promoter Barry McGuigan say a fight with Scott Quigg can happen in England this summer after the Belfast boxer destroyed Chris Avalos in five rounds on Saturday.

However, for the two British super-bantamweight world champions to meet this year the rival teams will have to agree which TV channel will screen the fight: ITV or Sky Sports.

Frampton's first defence of his IBF world super-bantamweight title in his home city of Belfast was screened live by ITV - the first world title fight held in Britain to be shown live on a terrestial TV channel since Carl Froch's win over Jean Pascal for the WBC super-middleweight title on ITV in 2008.

It was the biggest TV audience of Frampton's 20-fight unbeaten career, although it will not have eclipsed the 18 million who tuned in to see McGuigan win the world featherweight title from Eusebio Pedroza at Loftus Road nearly 30 years ago.

McGuigan wants to keep IBF champion Frampton, 28, on ITV and hopes he can convince the broadcaster to screen the clash with WBA interim champion Quigg, 26, this summer.

Quigg's promoter Eddie Hearn will insist the fight happens on Sky Sports but McGuigan has told him and Quigg not to be "greedy" and make the fight happen.

"We believe there's a future with ITV and I really hope we can have the fight with Quigg on ITV," McGuigan said. "As long as Quigg's not too greedy, that fight can happen. As long as he remembers Carl has the regular world title and packs out arenas and as long as he understands that and Carl is the attraction, it can happen.

"But saying we want Quigg next is not a licence for him to come back and say he wants crazy money.

"I think the fight can be done at a 30,000 seater outdoor stadium or you could do it at the MEN Arena in Manchester or at the O2 Arena in London. QPR's ground rings a few bells with me and our sponsors CWM sponsor Chelsea so that's an option.

"We really want the fight. Hearn keeps pushing the pay-per-view but it's a much better fight on terrestial TV where more people can see it and makes these kids superstars.

"We can do that if they are a bit less greedy. Eddie is about numbers all the time but let's think about it being free-to-air and it will be a brilliant fight. Boxing has a future on terrestial TV."

Frampton troubled Avalos as early as the second round and said he was never in difficulty during his first world title defence in front of 11,000 at the Odyssey Arena. He says he is willing to face his Manchester rival anywhere in England this summer after what he regards as his best win yet.

"It doesn't matter where it is, I'm happy where ever and we can have it at a neutral venue in London if that's what it takes," he said.

"I think it was my best performance to date. If you look at my last five or six fights they have gradually been getting better. He seemed very slow to me and I could see everything coming.

"The plan was to box him ad frustrate him at the start. He marked up my face but he never really hurt me. He's a dirty fighter and he hit me with the head a couple times and after the bell.

"He said I punch like a p***y in the second round and he was even talking just before I stopped him in the fifth. I wanted to teach him a few manners and after the fight he just got out of the ring asking me for a rematch. I give respect as a fighter, but not as a man."

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