The Jamel Herring-Carl Frampton fight that was canceled because of the coronavirus could resurface in November.
Promoter Bob Arum, who promotes Herring and co-promotes Frampton, told BoxingScene.com that he doesn’t know exactly when or where it will take place because of the pandemic but he believes we’ll see it if they win their interim fights.
Herring, who has recovered from the coronavirus, is scheduled to defend his junior lightweight title against Jonathan Oquendo on Tuesday inside the MGM Grand bubble in Las Vegas. He reportedly is a 14-1 favorite.
Frampton is scheduled to return to the ring on Aug. 15 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His opponent hasn’t been selected.
“Don’t ask me where, with all these travel bans and everything else,” Arum said. “But [Herring-Frampton] will happen. The plan is to do it in November. … I think it’s a terrific fight. Both guys think they’re gonna win the fight easy. So, we’ll see.”
Herring (21-2, 10 KOs) was scheduled to face Frampton (27-2, 15 KOs) on June 13 in Belfast, the Irishman’s hometown, but then the sport was shut down.