Scott Quigg praises Frampton for Santa Cruz win

Scott Quigg temporarily put aside his rivalry with Carl Frampton to praise ‘The Jackal’s’ performance against Leo Santa Cruz last month.

The Belfast fighter, who outpointed Quigg in a PPV clash that didn’t catch fire back in February,  became Ireland’s second ever two-weight World champion and put himself in the pound-for-pound reckoning by defeating previously undefeated three weight World champion Leo Santa Cruz in his first ever fight at featherweight in New York.

Post-fight the boxing world stood up and applaud both for the quality twelve rounds of action, but Frampton in particular for succeeding where no other had and defeating the Mexican-American.

Quigg, who has admitted he is rematch-obsessed since his Spring defeat, followed suit and complement his old foe on his WBA title-winning display.

Indeed, the Matchroom fighter even had praise for coach Shane McGuigan – who is engaged in a bitter feud with the Bury man’s trainer Joe Gallagher.

Quigg told IFL TV that “I thought he boxed very well and on the night I thought he won the fight by three rounds.”

“I thought he was very comfortable in there and tactically he got it spot on and he boxed a very, very clever fight.”

“You have to give credit were it is due and Shane [McGuigan] came up with a very good game plan, and nullified Santa Cruz’s output” added Quigg.