In his Twitter post, Rigondeaux, who is unbeaten in 17 pro fights and the current WBA super bantamweight champion, made his offer to Frampton to face him in the ring and indicated his willingness to travel to his native Ireland for the unification fight.
“Congratulations to @CarlFrampton . I hope now we can settle our difference. I am available to travel to your hometown and do it there,” Rigondeaux said. Later he followed it up by reiterating his willingness to face Frampton before his hometown crowd. “I am looking forward for an invitation to fight in #Belfast this year,” he added.
While Rigondeaux is eager to land a lucrative fight against Frampton, the newly-crowned WBA (Super) featherweight champion does not see the fight happening soon not because he is afraid to face Rigondeaux in the ring but he is more concerned about the financial viability of the fight.
In his post-fight statement, Frampton said he would fight any challenger but he wants to make sure that the fans are not treated to a boring fight that may be possible if he fights Rigondeaux.
“I’m happy to fight anyone. I genuinely am. I would fight anyone,” Frampton said at the post-fight press conference. “But I want to be involved in exciting fights. I had a bit of a stinker with Scott Quigg. I don’t want to be involved in another fight with Rigondeaux that would be a stinker. People will start to think ‘This guy is boring’ and start to not like me,” he explained,
Frampton said he is not getting any younger and choosing a financially-rewarding fight is his utmost concern. He believes the Rigondeaux fight isn’t easy to sell because of his fighting style and is therefore not financially-rewarding for him.
“Rigo doesn’t bring a pound to the table. That’s just the way it is. He’s an unbelievable fighter. I want to be honest. He doesn’t bring any money to the fight,” he added.
One of Frampton’s more persistent callers is Lee Selby, who is the current IBF Featherweight champion.
Selby said Framption has indicated his interest in facing him in the ring.
“I want the fight and it shouldn’t be too difficult to make,” Selby said.
