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Scott Quigg vs Carl Frampton can be confirmed in next two weeks says promoter Eddie Hearn

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Eddie Hearn is confident the fight between Scott Quigg and Carl Frampton can be made in the next couple of weeks

Promoter Eddie Hearn is confident of agreeing the Scott Quigg v Carl Frampton fight 'within the next two weeks.'

The two super-bantamweight world champions are both keen for a domestic unification fight and although talks between the camps have stalled for months, Hearn is confident an announcement will be forthcoming.

He told Sky Sports: "If I had to make a call, I believe this fight gets made in the next couple of weeks. We're that close now. There's been a lot of talk about a neutral venue.

If I had to make a call, I believe this fight gets made in the next couple of weeks. We're that close now. There's been a lot of talk about a neutral venue.
Eddie Hearn

"The problem is that we're talking about doing the show in January or February and there are two shows in the country of maximum size - The O2 and the Manchester Arena. The O2 isn't available and Carl Frampton doesn't want to come to Manchester.

"We're looking at Birmingham, Glasgow and Sheffield but they're 11,000. Manchester is 21,000 and it's difficult to ignore the revenues that can be created through that arena. It's also difficult to persuade Quigg to fight where there's less money.

"I'm saying to Frampton and his team that we can cut the Manchester Arena in half - Team Frampton on one side and Team Quigg on the other side. 10,000 and 10,000. So he wouldn't really be away from home.

Carl Frampton
Image: Carl Frampton beat Alejandro Gonzalez Jr on points last time out

"This doesn't feel like a Birmingham fight or a Glasgow fight. It feels like a Belfast fight or a Manchester fight and as it's in February, we can't go to Belfast. I believe Frampton could even fly in Friday morning for the weigh-in.

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"We've given up on a lot of things, conceded many things. Now I need them to concede a few because if they do, this fight will get made like that. I think it will be made in the next couple of weeks."

WBA champion Quigg (28-0-2-KO19) was last in action in July when he recorded an emphatic second-round stoppage of Kiko Martinez, while IBF king Frampton (21-0-KO14) recovered to seal a points win over Alejandro Gonzalez Jr on the same night.

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