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Carl Frampton reacts to Guillermo Rigondeaux callout

During the post fight presser Carl Frampton is asked about his thoughts on Guillermo Rigondeaux once again calling him out for a fight.

Wil Esco is an assistant editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2014.

It wasn't long after Carl Frampton won a majority decision over Leo Santa Cruz that Guillermo Rigondeaux was again calling out Frampton.

So when asked about his thoughts on Rigondeaux challenging him again and if he thinks the fight will ever happen, here's what Frampton had to say as caught by FightHype.com:

"I don't know. Look, I'm happy to fight anyone and I genuinely am, I would fight anyone, but I want to be involved in big name fights. You know I had a bit of a stinker with Scott Quigg and I don't want to be involved in another fight with Rigo that would've been another stinker and people start to say 'this guy is boring,' and they start to not like me...So I want to be involved in big fights and whoever my team puts in front of me.

"And this is the important thing, and I don't think boxers speak about it enough. I have a young family, I have two young kids and a wife at home. I want to be financially rewarded because this is a short career. I'm 29, I have a few years left in me. I want to live a comfortable life after boxing. Rigo doesn't bring a pound to the table. That's the way it is. He's an unbelievable fight but I'm being honest - there's no money in the fight."

Shortly after he apparently heard word of Frampton's response, Rigo offered his rebuttal on Twitter.

What say you, fans? Both men make some legitimate points here. Is Frampton wrong for skirting Rigondeaux in lieu of bigger purses, or should have to face him on as a sportsman?

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