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CARL FRAMPTON wants his name at the top of the list when the conversation turns to Ireland’s greatest ever boxer.

To be sure of that, the 33-year-old believes he needs a world title at a third weight and it’s that thought that has kept him going through his recent misfortunes.

First, there was the freak accident that left him with a broken fifth metacarpal in his left hand days before he was set to fight Emmanuel Dominguez in Philadelphia 12 months ago.

Frampton put that that behind him to post what appeared to be a straightforward 10-round points win over Tyler McCreary last November, his first fight for

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