Carl Frampton

“In boxing we're allowed to come togethwe. Protestants and Catholics, the north and south, everyone. I'm in an Irish vest, even on a mural in Tiger's Bay, because boxing brings the communities together.”

“I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to win. I just don't want to lose.”

“From Tiger's Bay in Belfast to the MGM in Vegas... it's been some ride so far. And the best is still to come.”

“I've always been the same since I was a kid, maybe it was the way I was brought up, but I've never liked arrogant people.”

“But if I ever fight in Northern Ireland again, I want it to be at Windsor Park.”

“It's Northern Ireland, it's Ireland, it's Scotland, it's Wales, there's Scousers, Londoners, all behind me.”

“There are more important things in life than boxing.”

“I've got two kids and a missus. I don't want problems after boxing. You need to be careful.”

“I just want to win a world title - that's the main objective and whether it happens at Windsor or whether it happens in America it doesn't matter.”

“My mum's very vocal about me, aye. She's very proud. It's just a bit embarrassing.”

“Joe Gallager's like a petulant child sometimes. In press conferences, for instance, when we're talking, he's rolling his eyes like a schoolgirl, pretending he's not listening. It's disrespectful and I don't like that.”

“It's good to go and get photographs taken with people who come out and support you. I don't mind that, having a chat and shaking people's hands.”

“In Tiger's Bay I saw trouble I shouldn't have seen. But 95% of the people there are good and they're coming out to support me - just like in New Lodge which is the opposition or whatever you want to call it.”