Northern Ireland

Carl Frampton courtroom showdown with Barry McGuigan due to be heard in January

Boxer Carl Frampton. Picture by Hugh Russell.
Boxer Carl Frampton. Picture by Hugh Russell. Boxer Carl Frampton. Picture by Hugh Russell.

CARL Frampton's multi-million pound courtroom showdown with ex-manager Barry McGuigan will be heard in January, a judge confirmed today.

The former word champion boxer's lawsuit centres on allegedly withheld earnings from up to seven fights.

Proceedings at the High Court in Belfast have been hit by a number of delays.

But following a review hearing Mr Justice Colton told lawyers he would set a date for January 20.

He also directed Mr Frampton's representatives to set out and quantify the scale of damages being claimed.

The development comes ahead of the Belfast boxer's return to the ring later this month in Las Vegas, where he is due to take on Tyler McCreary in a super-featherweight bout.

Mr Frampton (32) is suing Mr McGuigan, his wife Sandra McGuigan and Cyclone Promotions (UK) Ltd, claiming a failure to pay purse money from his bouts.

His case involves alleged earnings in excess of £4 million, the court was previously told.

The writs form the basis of a counter-claim to separate proceedings brought against Mr Frampton in London by the McGuigan family-run Cyclone Promotions.

The former two-weight world champion from the Tigers Bay area of north Belfast split with Cyclone in 2017.

He is facing an action from his former promoters for alleged breach of contract.

Mr Frampton is counter-suing on a number of grounds, including an alleged appropriation of fight earnings and a breach of the terms of an International Promotional Agreement (IPA).

His lawsuit refers to contracts for fights in Northern Ireland, England and the United States during an association stretching back to 2012.

Lawyers for the McGuigans have stressed all of the allegations are categorically denied.