Carl Frampton
"The Jackal"
- Born
- 1987
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- UK / Ireland
- Career
- 2009–2021
The Belfast boxer became Northern Ireland’s first two-division world champion. Victories over Scott Quigg and Léo Santa Cruz made 2016 the defining year of his career.
Titles & Honours
- Unified IBF & WBA Super Bantamweight Champion
- WBA (Super) Featherweight Champion
- The Ring Fighter of the Year (2016)
Career Timeline
2009–2021- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Sandor Szinavel · W TKO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Nonito Donaire · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Luke Jackson
W TKO9 Luke Jackson (2018) · Windsor Park , Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Signature fight
vs Josh Warrington
L UD12 Josh Warrington (2018) · Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Jamel Herring · L TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
- Signature fight
vs Jamel Herring
L TKO6 Jamel Herring (2021) · The Rotunda Caesars Palace Bluewaters, Dubai , UAE
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-12 | W | Sandor Szinavel | TKO | 2 | Liverpool Olympia , Liverpool , England |
| 2009-09-04 | W | Yannis Lakrout | UD | 4 | Eston Sports Academy , Teesville , England |
| 2009-11-06 | W | Ignac Kassai | TKO | 3 | Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt , Northern Ireland |
| 2010-02-12 | W | Yoan Boyeaux | UD | 4 | York Hall , London , England |
| 2010-03-05 | W | Istvan Szabo | TKO | 1 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield , England |
| 2010-06-11 | W | Ian Bailey | UD | 6 | King's Hall , Belfast , Northern Ireland |
| 2010-09-18 | W | Yuriy Voronin | TKO | 3 | Ulster Hall , Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2010-12-03 | W | Gavin Reid | TKO | 2 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2011-03-05 | W | Oscar Chacin | TKO | 4 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England |
| 2011-06-04 | W | Robbie Turley | UD | 10 | Motorpoint Arena , Cardiff , Wales |
| 2011-09-10 | W | Mark Quon | TKO | 4 | Odyssey Arena , Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2012-01-28 | W | Kris Hughes | TKO | 7 | York Hall, London, England |
| 2012-03-17 | W | Prosper Ankrah | KO | 2 | Motorpoint Arena , Sheffield , England |
| 2012-05-26 | W | Raúl Hirales Jr. | UD | 12 | Capital FM Arena , Nottingham , England |
| 2012-09-22 | W | Steve Molitor | TKO | 6 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2013-02-09 | W | Kiko Martínez | TKO | 9 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2013-10-19 | W | Jeremy Parodi | KO | 6 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2014-04-04 | W | Hugo Cázares | KO | 2 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2014-09-06 | W | Kiko Martínez | UD | 12 | Titanic Quarter , Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2015-02-28 | W | Chris Avalos | TKO | 5 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2015-07-18 | W | Alejandro González Jr. | UD | 12 | Don Haskins Center , El Paso, Texas , US |
| 2016-02-27 | W | Scott Quigg | SD | 12 | Manchester Arena , Manchester , England |
| 2016-07-30 | W | Léo Santa Cruz | MD | 12 | Barclays Center , New York City, New York , US |
| 2017-01-28 | L | Léo Santa Cruz | MD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada , US |
| 2017-11-18 | W | Horacio García | UD | 10 | SSE Arena , Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2018-04-21 | W | Nonito Donaire | UD | 12 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2018-08-18 | W | Luke Jackson | TKO | 9 | Windsor Park , Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2018-12-22 | L | Josh Warrington | UD | 12 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
| 2019-11-30 | W | Tyler McCreary | UD | 10 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas , Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2020-08-15 | W | Darren Traynor | TKO | 7 | York Hall, London, England |
| 2021-04-03 | L | Jamel Herring | TKO | 6 | The Rotunda Caesars Palace Bluewaters, Dubai , UAE |
Showing 31 of 31 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-17. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-17. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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