In the main event of the evening in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a meeting of two former world champions Carl Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) got a unanimous decision over Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) and won the vacant Interim WBO featherweight title. The scores were: 117-111 three times.
From the very beginning of the fight, Frampton took advantage of the battle, which affected in the small hematoma under the left eye of Donaire. In the seventh round Donaire was able to score a few accurate uppercuts, but Frampton persistently withstood them and responded with his own punches. In the end, the Filipino stepped up, but this was not enough and too late.
