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Carl Frampton's opponent is making bold predictions ahead of Saturday's title fight

Ireland’s Carl Frampton makes his first title defence in Belfast this Saturday night.

Carl Frampton and Barry McGuigan Frampton makes his first defence live on terrestrial TV. Presseye / CWM Cyclone/INPHO Presseye / CWM Cyclone/INPHO / CWM Cyclone/INPHO

THE ODDS ARE stacked against Chris Avalos for his IBF world title shot against Carl Frampton.

But that hasn’t stopped the American and his camp from making some bold predictions.

Frampton puts his super-bantamweight crown on the line for the first time in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Saturday, live on UTV Ireland and ITV.

“The Jackal” is odds-on favourite to KO the challenger but Avalos’s father Felipe believes his son can strip the champion inside six rounds.

“I’ve got bad news. I’m going to win,” Avalos said at today’s pre-fight press conference. “I’m going to take the belt home.

“I haven’t come all this way to lose. That would be stupid. It makes no sense.”

Chris Avalos Avalos comes into the fight with a 25-2 record. Presseye / CWM Cyclone/INPHO Presseye / CWM Cyclone/INPHO / CWM Cyclone/INPHO

The undefeated Frampton brushed off the prediction and insisted: “This guy knows what’s going to happen.

“He has lost twice before to guys who don’t compare to me. He’s used to it. It’s going to be more of the same.”

They’re going to make a special belt for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight

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    Sep 6th 2013, 7:46 AM

    Robbie Keane deserves a statue outside Landsdowne Road, our greatest ever player

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    Sep 6th 2013, 7:54 AM

    If rob keane is your best ever player I feel sorry for Irish football. On another note David Moyes is a fraud to football.

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    Sep 6th 2013, 8:26 AM

    scores heaps of goals for us, loves playing for his country, most caps, amazing servant.

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    Sep 6th 2013, 8:50 AM

    I bet your raging nobody took the bait

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    Sep 6th 2013, 9:27 AM

    Keane has more goals than any English player ever in international football history…..

    Remember England playing Emile Heskey on the wing at the World Cup?? Donkeys that country are at football

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    Sep 6th 2013, 7:55 AM

    Strange but I have a good feeling about this game IRL 3 – 0 SWE . Come on you boys in green

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    Sep 6th 2013, 8:21 AM

    Sweden and Austria are both there for the taking. COYBIG

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    Sep 6th 2013, 7:38 AM

    Would love to see a full or almost full Aviva tonight, seems to be such a rarity for football matches at it. Not sure of our chances but we did play well away from home against them, COYBIG

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    Sep 6th 2013, 7:40 AM

    obviously i understand the financial problems meaning people can’t afford the FAI’s ridiculously overpriced tickets also.

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    Sep 6th 2013, 7:50 AM

    It’s Robbie Keanes boyhood dream to play for Sweden

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    Sep 6th 2013, 10:36 AM

    Most overused joke in Irish football…

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