Barry McGuigan and Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton – two boxing champions, two different generations, but together a hugely successful partnership, in the ring and out of it.
Under McGuigan’s guidance, Frampton won world titles at super-bantamweight and featherweight in 2014 and 2016.
But in 2017, things turned sour, with lawyers for Frampton claiming McGuigan had him on a “slave contract”.
He vowed to never fight for the local sports legend again after the tax man called at his home with a bill for nearly £400,000.
The court case, where Frampton claimed up to £6 million from McGuigan’s promotion company was eventually settled for an unknown amount in November 2020.
Four years later, McGuigan has now entered the “I’m a Celebrity…get me out of here” jungle.
Writing in his Sunday Life column, Frampton remarked: “I know what he is like deep down. He is good in front of the media with the nice guy image, but I know the real one, so we’ll see what happens with the cameras on him 24/7.”
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by boxing journalist David Mohan and Belfast Telegraph reporter Niamh Campbell to unpack the fallout between these two boxing giants.
Boxing stars Barry McGuigan, Carl Frampton and the £6 million lawsuit
