Carl Frampton aims to achieve world title glory in a third weight division. Paul Wheeler previews his clash with Jamel Herring
CARL FRAMPTON has had to demonstrate patience in his quest to become a three-weight world titlist. A previous title-holder at super-bantamweight (WBA/IBF) and featherweight (WBA), Frampton was expected to challenge reigning champion
Jamel Herring for the WBO super-featherweight crown last summer. However, the coronavirus pandemic rendered this unfeasible.
After plans to stage the contest in late 2020 also came to nought, a date of February 27 in London was at last finalised. Yet a hand injury suffered by Frampton during training saw the bout pushed back to this Saturday (April 3), in the new location of the UAE. The Rotunda at Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai will host the 34-year-old’s hat-trick attempt, with Channel 5 (UK) and ESPN+ (US) televising.
The memorandum marks an apparent shift in provincial policy. It is the first instance in which the province has signalled its willingness to proactively recognize Aboriginal title and negotiate shared jurisdiction over the land. It reflects the government’s commitment to engage Indigenous governance traditions not simply as a historic residue to be removed but as part of the future of resource management in the province.
Now, a year after the protests began, it’s not yet clear how shared jurisdiction between the provincial government and hereditary chiefs would work. How can legal paradigms that treat natural resources as commodities be married to Wet’suwet’en responsibilities to the spirit of the land? If history is any indication, the province still has much to learn.