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Carl Frampton to savour his American dream in the wake of his historic win

Carl Frampton met fans and bought them a round at Annie Moores bar in Manhattan. Picture by William Cherry/ Press Eye
Carl Frampton met fans and bought them a round at Annie Moores bar in Manhattan. Picture by William Cherry/ Press Eye Carl Frampton met fans and bought them a round at Annie Moores bar in Manhattan. Picture by William Cherry/ Press Eye

CHAMPION boxer Carl Frampton is set to savour his American dream for a few more days as he enjoys a week holidaying in New York with his family in the wake of his historic win.

No home-coming party has been organised yet as the north Belfast fighter remains in the United States after becoming the first boxer from Northern Ireland to claim a world title in two divisions.

With more than 1,000 Irish fans travelling to Brooklyn to see the fights, tens of thousands more watched it back home

And now fans are keen to see the success of the Tiger's Bay boxer celebrated in his home city of Belfast with hopes that a homecoming event will be organised.

However, Belfast City Council last night said no formal plans would be made until officials speak to Frampton's boxing team in the coming days.

Immediately after defeating Leo Santa Cruz and lifting the WBA world featherweight title, Frampton celebrated his victory backstage with his wife Christine, their two children Carla and Rossa and parents Craig and Flo.

Sports stars and celebrities, including golfer Rory McIlroy, footballer Frank Lampard and Northern Ireland football manager Michael O'Neill, were among those queuing up to help Frampton celebrate after watching the fight ringside.

And shortly after his epic win, the first round was on Frampton - the first round of drinks.

The 'Jackal', who is believed to have earned almost £400,000 from the fight, thanked his travelling fans for their support by buying the drinks in an Irish pub in Manhattan.

Just hours after telling fans on Twitter to meet him in Annie Moore's bar, the fighter arrived to buy the first round.

Hundreds of people, many wearing Northern Ireland football tops, had descended on the bar to see Frampton and amid cheers of delight he joined his travelling supporters for a celebratory pint.

Just after his win, Frampton had said it would be "nice for them to get a couple of pints and maybe get a few pictures as well" as a thanks for making the trip to New York.

And he fulfilled his promise by meeting his followers at the pub, buying the first round at the bar and of course, enjoying a well-earned pint of Guinness himself.

Despite the accumulation of wealth that his successful boxing career has provided, the fighter and his family remain down-to-earth and proud of their roots in Belfast.

His wife Christine, who is also in New York with the couple's two children, showed how she still watches the pennies.

With her typical humour, she joked about the price of celebratory drinks in New York in a post on Twitter.

"62 dollars for 3 drinks man. New York can suck the back of them. Strokers."