Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Carl says ‘it’s right time for his split’ with legend Barry
CARL Frampton ended all speculation yesterday by confirming his split from Barry Mcguigan and Cyclone Promotions.
In a statement posted on his Twitter account, The Jackal said it was the “right time to move forward”.
Mentor Mcguigan guided Frampton through his professional career, from his debut against Sandor Szinavel in Liverpool in 2009 to his sole pro defeat to Leo Santa Cruz in January.
Cyclone Promotions had managed the former twoweight world champion since 2013.
Hero Frampton, from Tiger’s Bay in North Belfast, said: “I can confirm I have parted company with Barry Mcguigan and Cyclone Promotions.
“I would like to thank Barry, the Mcguigan family and Cyclone Promotions for our time together.
“Having taken time to consider my future and discussed it with those closest to me, I am confident now is the right time to move forward and take my career into my own hands.
“I still believe I am the best featherweight in the world and I promise my fans I am continuing with my efforts to get my homecoming fight rescheduled in the very near future.”
Speculation had been mounting that Frampton was ready to split from Mcguigan and Cyclone.
Rumours of a rift emerged before last month’s cancelled fight against Andres Gutierrez.
It now seems likely that Frampton will part ways with trainer Shane Mcguigan, Barry’s son. GEOFFREY Boycott was part of the “Dirty Dozen” 1982 rebel English cricket side that toured apartheid-era South Africa.
The country was banned from international cricket but the team were offered large sums of money to take part.
Boycott was joined by stars including Graham Gooch, Peter Willey, Bob Woolmer, John Emburey and Alan Knott.
The trip, with three Tests and three one-day matches, brought global outrage. Politicians in the House of Commons also reacted with dismay at their actions and Labour leader-to-be Neil Kinnock branded the squad “the Dirty Dozen”.
The unofficial England side – known as the South African Breweries XI – expected little more than a slap on the wrist from the International Cricket Council.
But players were handed three-year bans from international cricket – and it ended Boycott’s playing career. Only Gooch and Emburey were able to continue their international cricketing careers after the tour.
In the matches themselves, the side was well below the standard of the main Test team and lost the series.
Ian Botham had refused to go on the tour, later saying: “I could never have looked my mate Viv Richards in the eye.”
Emburey also took part in a 1989 tour of South Africa before apartheid ended.