It is on ITV, free TV that is all that matters!

ITV will screen live IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton’s eagerly-awaited first title defence against Chris Avalos.

Boxing fans will be able to enjoy free to air coverage of all the action from the CWM FX sponsored bout taking place in Belfast on February 28.

Promoted by Barry McGuigan’s CWM Cyclone Promotions, Frampton v Avalos will be broadcast live and exclusive on ITV's flagship main channel.

A top quality undercard, featuring a world title eliminator plus a number of exciting international bouts involving some of the best prospects in British boxing, will be screened live on ITV4.


Frampton vs Avalos will be the first world championship match staged in the UK to be broadcast live on terrestrial television since Carl Froch beat Jean Pascal for the WBC Super Middleweight title in 2008. Khan featured in the last live broadcast abroad against Paulie Malignaggi in New York in 2010.

Undefeated Frampton is one of the most explosive talents in World boxing and follows in the footsteps of mentor McGuigan as the latest superstar to emerge from Belfast.

The Odyssey Arena, known as ‘The Jackal’s Den’, will be packed to capacity with 9,000 devotees creating one of the most daunting atmospheres in world boxing for the American Avalos, ranked no.1 challenger by the IBF and WBO.


Carl Frampton title fight to be shown live on ITV - ITV News