Frampton and Donaire meet in Belfast (photo)

Two former world champions Carl Frampton (24-1, 14 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) met in Belfast, Ireland, where announced at the debut press conference their fight at the local SSE Arena on April 21.

"Donaire is a future Hall of Fame fighter,” stated Frampton. “For maybe four years, I've been approached by Filipinos in the street asking when I'm going to fight him. He can punch, but not only can he punch, I've seen him put people to sleep before. It definitely gives me the fear factor."

“The first moment I got to Belfast it was definitely cold. I never thought it was that cold. I was absolutely blown away by how kind the people are,” said Donaire. “I've had a lot of great moments. I won my first title against Vic Darchinyan in 2007 [the IBF flyweight title]. Then the [Fernando] Montiel fight was one of those where I had the right game-plan [to win the WBO and WBC’s bantamweight belts]. Now Frampton, who is an incredible fighter: he can box and he can fight with power. He's someone you can't take lightly.”