Josh Warrington vs Carl Frampton: Kid Galahad calls out winner of IBF title showdown

The Sheffield featherweight is the IBF mandatory challenger, having beaten Toka Kahn Clary on points last month

Kid Galahad said he'd rather face Josh Warrington (Getty)

Kid Galahad wants to face the winner of Josh Warrington’s IBF title defence against Carl Frampton, saying there is “nowhere to run” for his domestic rivals.

The Sheffield featherweight is the IBF mandatory challenger, having beaten Toka Kahn Clary on points last month.

In the meantime, the 28-year-old will feature on the Kell Brook-Michael Zerafa undercard on 8 December.

But Galahad’s focus remains on Warrington and Frampton – though he admitted he would prefer a fight against the current IBF champion.

“I got the job done and now I’m looking forward to fighting back in Sheffield,” said Galahad. “I’ll be looking to end the year on a high.

“I hope Josh gets the win against Frampton. That is a huge Yorkshire derby, Leeds versus Sheffield, that’s a big fight.

“Now I have the mandatory position, there’s no excuses, nowhere to run for Josh or Carl. I hope they don’t vacate the title and go elsewhere. That fight has to be made.

“If Josh wins I don’t think he’d vacate, but Carl might as he’s done it before. He vacated the WBA instead of fighting Guillermo Rigondeaux.”

Galahad added: “It’s a great division with Leo Santa Cruz, Gary Russell Jr and Oscar Valdez in there as champions. Back home obviously there’s Josh, Carl and Scott Quigg.

“I don’t like Scott, he thinks he’s better than he is, and I’d love to smash him. Scott has come up short and I think that people would expect me to win, so I’d rather fight Josh or Carl. We’re the big three in Britain.”

Warrington and Frampton go head to head at the Manchester Arena on 22 December.