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Scott Quigg says Barry McGuigan is stopping him fighting Carl Frampton

Image: Frampton v Quigg: Deal still not done

Scott Quigg believes there is only one man stopping him and Carl Frampton fighting - Frampton's representative Barry McGuigan.

The pair have expressed their desire to clash but have so far failed to make an arragement, and WBA world super-bantamweight champion Quigg lays the blame squarely on the manager of IBF title holder Frampton.

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Bury fighter Quigg, who takes on Kiko Martinez in Manchester on July 18 while Frampton makes his America debut some time next month, is frustrated that the all-British unification showdown is yet to become a reality.

But having called out his rival out for six months and seen £1.5m put on the table, Quigg pulled no punches when asked why no deal has been struck yet.

I believe Frampton wants the fight. I believe he thinks he can beat me, I believe 100 per cent I will beat him, so the only sticking point is Barry McGuigan.
Scott Quigg

"Barry McGuigan, that's it," he told Toe 2 Toe. "The only thing that is stopping this fight is Barry McGuigan. 

"I believe Frampton wants the fight. I believe he thinks he can beat me, I believe 100 per cent I will beat him, so the only sticking point is Barry McGuigan. 

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"It's 60-40 for the winner, so it's there if they want but the only reason it's not happening is Barry McGuigan and his ego. He's got to remember it's not his career, it's Frampton's career, so Frampton's got to start calling a few shots." 

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Quigg has had no luck trying to arrange a match-up with fellow world super-bantamweight champions Guillermo Rigondeaux (WBA and WBO) and Leo Santa Cruz (WBC) either.

But he still believes getting in with Frampton would be the biggest bout in the division.

"When you've gone to everything to make the fight and it doesn't happen you think 'is it going to happen?'," he said.

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Eddie Hearn shows the £1.5m cheque that's being offered to Carl Frampton to fight Scott Quigg in Manchester on July 18

"The way I think, it will always be there because the demand for that fight is so big. People want to see that fight. 

"The money it can generate and the publicity it can generate means there is always a chance."

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