0:00:20 > 0:00:23'When they are boxing, when they put their lives on the line,
0:00:23 > 0:00:24I feel every punch.'
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Listen, come here. That's a joke.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30I want them to have the life that I had,
0:00:30 > 0:00:34because it is the most unbelievable life.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35The army would stop you here.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36They had a big camp there.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39You knew you were arriving in Northern Ireland.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Things were really nasty.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Carl is top of the bill in the MGM Grand on the Strip in Vegas.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46You couldn't script it, honestly.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Seven years ago, and now we are headlining in Las Vegas.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55I just never imagined that coming from Tigers Bay in Belfast,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58that I would get to the places that I have been to.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02This programme contains some strong language
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Northern Ireland is a better place to be.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07And people from both sides of the community are getting behind us.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09You are doing it for your family, mate. All right?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11That's what you are doing it for. You are not there yet.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14By God, it doesn't get any bigger than this.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26At the top of this hill on the left-hand side
0:01:26 > 0:01:30is the Wattlebridge Amateur Boxing Club.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31This is where it all started.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36This is where we would congregate and get changed.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38The beam was where the punchbag was.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43There used to be, you know, the rat-a-tat-tat overhead ball here.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45The ring was down here.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49You can see the old hooks are still there, look.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53You see the old hooks for the ropes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54They're still there.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59The army would stop you here.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02They had huts and they had a big sort of camp there.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Ramps coming in, ramps going out.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08You know, queues of traffic.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Sometimes it would take an hour.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12You knew you were arriving in Northern Ireland.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It is interesting to see it now.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16You just whizz through it.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Knowing what I know, and having driven through it
0:02:20 > 0:02:23when things were really nasty.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26If you look at what Barry was doing in the height of the Troubles,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28and the people from the Shankill Road
0:02:28 > 0:02:32were with the people from the Falls Road, it was incredible, really.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I'm kind of doing something similar.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Both of us in mixed marriages.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37He is a Catholic, married a Protestant.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I'm a Protestant, married a Catholic.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41But we've been very lucky.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43You know, I'm sure Barry would say the same,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45but I'm very proud of the support I have
0:02:45 > 0:02:48from both sides of the community.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Daddy's behind me!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I was 18 and you were 19.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I'm 30, so...
0:02:58 > 0:02:59It took you a year to ask me.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01We knew each other for a year before you asked me out.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- She came direct, beeline, for me. - No, you came to me.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I did. But I was like, "How are you doing?"
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- You are just like straight in, lumber.- Lumber!
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- You wish.- That's what happened.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- OK.- I remember it.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19I grew up in Tigers Bay.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I grew up at the back end of the Troubles.
0:03:22 > 0:03:241998 was the Good Friday Agreement.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27So I was born in 87.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29My street, Upper Canning Street,
0:03:29 > 0:03:33was the closest street to the nationalist New Lodge area.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38I remember a kid, he got blew up at the bottom of my street.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40There were a crowd of people. I could see his feet
0:03:40 > 0:03:44kind of sticking out through the crowd. People were around him.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I remember loads of stuff happening.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48When I was a kid you were hearing about people
0:03:48 > 0:03:50getting punishment beatings and shot for doing things
0:03:50 > 0:03:53they shouldn't have been doing. That's just the way it was.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54But it felt normal to me.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56It didn't feel like I had a bad childhood.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57And I don't think I did.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Even, like, if I go away for two weeks, a month,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06you notice differences. I came back from Texas.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07I was away for a month.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I remember he looked frightened when he seen me.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Where did he go? Where did he go?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14He's working the tables!
0:04:15 > 0:04:21I left Northern Ireland in 1987.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23All my kids were young.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25They grew up in England, really.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30I've got me and you.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Look how happy you are!
0:04:32 > 0:04:34The decorations are a little bit hit and miss.
0:04:34 > 0:04:40I actually don't care any more! It's a Christmas tree and it's up.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41I'm done.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46It's been the most stressful, manic, exciting year of our lives.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49We just need to switch off. So, yeah, Christmas tree, some drinks,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Shane is asleep because he's exhausted.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- Usually, Shane..- OK, let's just say...- You have to wait two weeks,
0:04:56 > 0:04:58before we actually don't get any time at all.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02I'll probably end up getting... having a baby,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05and I'll be fat on honeymoon. And that is not happening!
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I'm going to put my foot down. I'm going to say, March,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12you are taking three full weeks off.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14It's not going to happen.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17You have to relax at some point.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Not going to happen, man. Three weeks is, like, more than people
0:05:20 > 0:05:22get with, like, a year's holiday.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25You've not had a moment to breathe and you've been ill.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27So you need to start looking after yourself.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29March the 4th is David.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Josh Taylor is March 24.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Surely George will be before that, won't he?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37He doesn't know yet, I have a feeling it's going to be.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Shane, that's not funny.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42It's not. Because you have to have - we have to have...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Oh, he's just farted!
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Oh, my God!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50It's quite a big old space to fill, this room, and he's filled it.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59Yeah, we're going to a place with my two old friends
0:05:59 > 0:06:01from years gone by.
0:06:01 > 0:06:08I first went to the Poor Clare Nuns in Cliftonville Road in 1982.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I don't want to state myself being over religious,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13but I have faith and I believe in God.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15And I can't change what I am.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20If anybody is close to the big fella, they're close to him.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22We all need a bit of help.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24I certainly do.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Carl is getting ready to box at the end of January,
0:06:29 > 0:06:34so Shane is training away with him and getting into great condition.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I remember the result of Josh's.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Josh Taylor? Josh Taylor, yeah.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42He won in five rounds and he is now the Commonwealth champion.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44He was a big hit on television.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Conrad, sadly, lost on points a couple of weeks ago,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51but it was a very close decision. In fact, he didn't lose at all,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53but they gave it against him for some reason.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56But he is a tough kid and he will bounce back.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Where is Conrad from? - Conrad is from Coalisland.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Coalisland?- Northern Ireland.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Are you scary? Are you scary dog?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08You're a big softy. Boxers are the same as humans.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10They look tough but really are big softies.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Conrad has had a tough year.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16We wanted him to beat Ronnie Mittag.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I thought he clearly won the fight.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20But he didn't fight his best.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23I said he didn't fight his best, on the television.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I was maybe a little bit harsh on him.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Many promotional companies would let a fighter go if they are given a
0:07:29 > 0:07:32chance like that. But we are not like that.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34And we like this kid.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36He is punching harder, he is really determined,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and I'm going to get him a title fight this year.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42This particular time was hard - it was hard for him,
0:07:42 > 0:07:48it was hard for us all. His ego was dented, his morale was low.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51He felt... he was aggrieved at the decision.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I never thought about losing that title.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I never thought about losing, ever.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58You know, I just wasn't ready for it.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02And I'm very lucky to have a good support network around me.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04My girlfriend and my family.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07They really picked me up again. They picked up the pieces.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Carl, especially, has been very, very good
0:08:11 > 0:08:14at taking Conrad under his wing.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18He's such a good lad. He is helping me in so many ways.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22That meant a lot to me. He was equally as upset as I was.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23He was gutted for me.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Hopefully, he'll never lose, and I'm sure he won't.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31But if he did, I'll be there to give him a hug and say, he's the man.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Go, Frampton!
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Carl is boxing at the end of January, defending his title
0:08:39 > 0:08:42against a guy he beat in July.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47And we expect to have 5,000 people flying to Las Vegas for that fight.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- From Ireland?- From Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, and the UK.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56He is top of the bill in the MGM Grand, on the Strip in Vegas.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57So it's amazing.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Punch properly. Not like that.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Punch...
0:09:08 > 0:09:09That's it. Go.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Keep your other hand up. Keep this hand on your chin.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15We have the manager of Carl Frampton,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Hall of Fame world champion Barry McGuigan.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Here, you'll only make it worse. - I won't. I can do it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32There you go.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38# Walking along, singing a song
0:09:38 > 0:09:40# Walking in a Frampton wonderland! #
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It's great to have Leo Santa Cruz here.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It's great for the people of Belfast,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I think, to see a featherweight world champion in the flesh.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50So thanks for coming, Leo.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Leo, come and stand so we'll get a selfie.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59I'm starting Instagram today. Good man, thanks, mate.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Right, mate.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Give us a hug, I'm going.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Why are you going?- I'm going away.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Give us a hug.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It does become harder and, you know, my little girl Carla,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12she's six now and Ross is two.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15So they're starting to understand it a bit more.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Give us a kiss. A big kiss. And a hug.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22You smell like cheese and onion. I'll phone you later, ok?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- CHILD:- Where are you going? - I'm going to America.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- I thought you said you were going... - No, today, I'm going today.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29I said I'd see you today.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I'll be back soon.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36It's not long. All right, kid?
0:10:36 > 0:10:37It's just hard, you know.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I leave my wife behind and she has to look after the kids
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and pretty much does it all on her own.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55We're out here in Mohawk Drive, ten miles outside of Vegas,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57out from the strip.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Even when I turned professional I didn't honestly
0:11:00 > 0:11:06believe that I could be topping the bill in the MGM.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08This is the fight capital of the world.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11And it's every young fighter's dream to fight in Vegas on the Strip,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and headlining. That's what Frampton's doing.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Josh Taylor is on the undercard, as well.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17So it's great to be part of this.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18But we've a job to do,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22hence the reason for being out here 26 days before the fight.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23It's unbelievable.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26You know, I can't wait to soak it up in fight week,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28when my support comes over.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Doing his fucking housework.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33It's a good relaxed atmosphere in the house, you know.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34We're a very close-knit team.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Obviously, there's a lot of people connected through blood,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- all the McGuigans. - Sandra's gonna keep it all bubbly.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44She's very much in the PR side of things, and hospitality and tickets.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45We're having George Groves coming out.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48We love the fact that there's a load of us in the house here.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50There aren't enough bedrooms.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51We've got blow-up beds.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54But it's great spirit and great fun in the house
0:11:54 > 0:11:56and that's what a camp is about.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I could eat about 500 eggs in a cup.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Three isn't enough.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Can't believe you've never had egg in a cup, Josh.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- I'm going to make you it tomorrow.- I told him, I've had this conversation
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- with him before.- He doesn't know what it means.- He does.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Danielle makes it all the time.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Exactly.- It's just the same as scrambled egg.- No, it's not.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- It's massively different. - Way different.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18It's a boiled egg with butter on it and salt and pepper.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20In a cup.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21You know, we're training hard,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24we're having a bit of fun during the day.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26And going to bed at a reasonable time.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29It's just a typical training camp house.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Nice sunny day.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's a beautiful Scottish day.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Beautiful Scottish day in Las Vegas.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- See ya, Mum.- All right, love, have a good day.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Carl's doing his last bit of sparring.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46We only really have about another three spars.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48You reach a point and then you let it go
0:12:48 > 0:12:50and just relax and you freewheel into the fight.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53So we're reaching that sort of apogee now.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Lift it up. Nice, good change. - Good hook on it, as well.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Perfect on your jab. Don't look through my hand.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Right now a lot of it is a mental game.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05A typical training camp can range between 12 and 16 weeks.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06People don't see that.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08They just see the finished product.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10They don't understand the blood, sweat and tears.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11The ups and the downs.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18It's just... Apart from anything else, it's Monday and it's boring.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20The training camp is boring.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23You're doing the same thing every day.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Over and over again.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It's really difficult to explain their mentality during camp.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30They're working really hard, they're hungry.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33You know, they have good spars, they have bad spars.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Then it hits you in the face and he gets angry. Or whatever the case.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39It's difficult and they have to deal with a lot on a day-to-day basis.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41And I think that's hard to deal with for anybody,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43let alone a boy who is away...
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Or a man, I should say, who's away from their family.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47It must be difficult.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Hello.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Hello, Daddy.- Hiya, Rosser!
0:13:56 > 0:14:01- Hi.- Where's your sister?- Carla. - What?- Daddy wants you.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03What have you got tomorrow?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Swimming.- Happy days. Excited?
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I feel like I've just left them behind.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14And I miss them. You know, I've been away for two weeks now.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16It feels like two months.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Never, ever gets any easier.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20- Bye.- Bye, bye, kid.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22You blowing kisses?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Two seconds. I said to roll out in the car, mate.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Come on. Give him a round of applause, folks. Come on.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I was on the shitter, missus! Right, let's go.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38You know, dad obviously came from a completely different background.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Did boxing because it got him a different life for his family.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Not just his immediate family, his kids and stuff.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46His whole family. It completely changed everyone's life around.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Is that enough?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- I wanna have posh kids.- Am I posh?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55There you go!
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- That's it.- You're not. You used to be a bit more posh.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I think you're getting a bit more ghetto hanging about us, mate.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01What do you consider posh, George?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Would you consider me posh?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Your kids are going to be posher than the rest of us, mate.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Your kids are going to be posher than mine, mate
0:15:10 > 0:15:11because you're going to have more money than me.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- It's nothing to do with money. - Love it. Wind him up, look.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- What's it to do with, then? Education.- Education, yeah.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Is it, though? Blue blood makes someone posh.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Yeah.- You can say I'm posh but then you can say,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27you look at my heritage and you look at...
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I just think that people that went to a grammar school were posh.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32That's how un-posh I am.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Serious?- Your dad's got a car.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Yuppie.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I'm learning more and more about Barry's history.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42The more time I spend with him, you know.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43He's just got a wealth of experience
0:15:43 > 0:15:45but he's been through a lot of stuff.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48A lot of stuff that I can relate to and probably in the future
0:15:48 > 0:15:50will relate to.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54The whole issue of nationalism and all of that,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I think you cannot go anywhere near it.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59And it's interesting, you, St George,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01and you do all that and it's different, right.
0:16:01 > 0:16:08But over there it's so worn out, so over the top.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Yeah.- I always thought... - You're just going to alienate...
0:16:11 > 0:16:16All you've got to do is, you're going to have 50% of the community
0:16:16 > 0:16:17are gonna go, fine, you go ahead, son.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Even if it's like that in Scotland, as well.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20It's still the same in Scotland.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23But it's nowhere near as bad as what it is in Ireland.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27We have responsibility to teach kids coming through,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30because they're all looking at you guys.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34They're all fucking looking up to you and thinking, this guy...
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Or horizontally towards you guys(!)
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Right, guys, I'm going to bed. I'll see you in the morning.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Night, Barry.- Yeah, me, too. - See you, George.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I'm excited about getting into the MGM and just getting onto the Strip,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52really. I stayed in a few Travelodges
0:16:52 > 0:16:54and a few Premier Inns here and
0:16:54 > 0:16:56there. Apparently I've got a nice suite
0:16:56 > 0:16:58so I'm looking forward to settling in.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It's good, that, isn't it? I feel like I'm going to fight.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I am a bit nervous. Can you put my window down, Baz?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11David Copperfield, you bellend, stealing my limelight.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Could do 400-metres sprints in here.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Ah, yes. Got a chaise longue.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Look at the size of the bathroom!
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I feel a bit out of place, if I'm being honest.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28I don't know what to do. Just another shower.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32In case I change my mind. Happy days.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Look how good that is.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Christine's Christmas present sorted for next year.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I'm going to steal so much out of here. It's great.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46- Got a bit of Hooters, mate. - Decent view here from my room.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- First port of call.- Fucking hell. - Hooters.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's like something out of the videos.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52I enjoy fight week.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54I enjoy soaking it up. I enjoy the atmosphere.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02CHEERING AND SHOUTING
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Me and Micks have been behind-the-scenes
0:18:05 > 0:18:06doing all the Instagram stuff.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I think we might have overdone it a little bit.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Are you going up for any of the interviews upstairs?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Sandra is like female boss.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14She is behind everything.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15She's like the brains of the operation.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Barry's always a bit hundred miles per hour and you don't know what's
0:18:18 > 0:18:21happening with him because he's always running about.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I come from that background, having lived through it with Barry.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I'm aware I may be on the practical side of things, what needs...
0:18:26 > 0:18:30And I'm a mum. So, those are the credentials that are needed.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Conrad's always good fun to have around,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36especially on fight week when things start to get a little bit difficult.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It's good to have my buddy back over, aye.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42At the moment it's just making sure that the remainder of this camp go
0:18:42 > 0:18:45injury free and he tapers on down correctly,
0:18:45 > 0:18:46makes the weight with no struggles.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Sweat suits on and hot rooms, skipping, shadow-boxing, cycling.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52It sounds silly, what we're doing,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54but there's a fine science to getting it right.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55He loves pressure.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57He loves the big occasion.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58He loves the big stage.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00And by God it doesn't get any bigger than this.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Lucky enough for me, Northern Ireland's a better place to be.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06It's an exciting place, a friendly place and people
0:19:06 > 0:19:08from both sides of the community are getting behind us.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Ah!
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- I love this part.- It's about winning titles and becoming a world
0:19:16 > 0:19:19champion. That was the dream at the start, but now it's about legacy.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Watching Carl and being part of the team
0:19:21 > 0:19:22just gives me massive motivation.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46You're taking the cut protector.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Got to take your gumshield. You got your second gumshield?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50All right, it's out my bag.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Here's a spare. KNOCKING
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Morning.- All right?- Would you give this fella something right away?
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- Yeah, I will.- Because he's fighting at 5 o'clock.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07CHEERING AND EXCITED CHATTER
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- How are you feeling?- Shitting it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22- I've got the pictures.- You've got them with you? Everyone ready.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- The light's not off upstairs. - I'll turn them of when I go up.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- I'll go up, I'll go up. Upstairs. - They're off, anyway.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Go on now, Josh. Now, second phase, come on.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- Oh, come on.- Come on, Josh. - Last 50 seconds, come on.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59BELL RINGS
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Well done, Joshy! You worked hard.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12# Sweet Caroline. #
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- All right, where do you want to do it?- Put a little bit in here.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I don't remember a lot about my first fight.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39It was in a hotel in Portstewart,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41which is in the north coast of Northern Ireland.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46I'm pretty sure I got the better of the other kid.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52I remember something about the gloves being really far up my arm,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54and almost above my elbow, I remember that.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56I'm going to tie it up here.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58But there was always a thing about, you know,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01your uncles or maybe some close friends and family would travel
0:22:01 > 0:22:03to see you fight wherever you fought.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05And the kind of older generations
0:22:05 > 0:22:08would always give you a couple of quid.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10You know, if you got a fiver you thought you were a millionaire.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I loved it. I was always walking around with my hand out
0:22:15 > 0:22:17at the end of a fight, hoping for a few quid,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19and I often got a few quid.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23I loved it, really loved it.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28All you've got to do, mate, is step outside of the lines.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Once you've thrown a combination, move your head after it, OK?
0:22:31 > 0:22:32And dip, dip.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Don't start from static.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38When I stand back and watch Frampton and Shane working together,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41God Almighty, the pride I have.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Beyond the call of duty.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46I'm very thankful for my dad doing everything he done for me
0:22:46 > 0:22:50and putting all those hours in and not getting anything back from it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Now he can understand what I took from boxing.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57And, you know, I think he's very proud.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59They're supporting you, mate, you know what I mean?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01They're all here to support you.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02This start to the year
0:23:02 > 0:23:06is going to be the best fucking year of your life, do you hear me?
0:23:06 > 0:23:07The best year of your life.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Very fucking proud of you, mate, all right?
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I've got two young kids and a wife, I fight for them.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17I fight for my family.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19I fight for the security of my family.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24And I also fight for the people that support me.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I've so many fanatical support.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Barry said something to me recently when we were talking about fighting.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34He says, don't forget that these guys that are coming out
0:23:34 > 0:23:37to watch you fight in Las Vegas, they'll remember this.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40This is stuff that people remember for the rest of their days.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42It kind of hit home a bit that it is, you know.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45I'm kind of creating memories for people.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46It's very humbling.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57When it's all said and done, life, the world,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59everything to me is about my family.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03And all these fighters are just like a family to me.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07You know, when they fight, my heart is in my mouth from start to finish.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12I just want them to be safe because of what I've been through myself.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16When they are boxing, when they put their lives on the line,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I'm involved at every moment.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And I feel every punch, and I feel when they're tired,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25and I feel their exaltation. I love it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:32- COMMENTATOR:- And again... Oh, nice left hook to the chin by Frampton.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33CROWD CHEER
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Step back. He's falling short and coming in.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49How many hits? That's boxing, son!
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Nice combination by Frampton!
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Nice combination jab with the right hand from Santa Cruz.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00They said they wanted cautious aggressiveness from Leo Santa Cruz,
0:25:00 > 0:25:01that's exactly what they got.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10An exchange... this is the fight of Santa Cruz's career.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15I didn't know these guys could fight like this!
0:25:15 > 0:25:17This fight very much ending in the balance.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23A left hook...
0:25:23 > 0:25:25A nice counter by Santa Cruz.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Move your head, move your head, move your head.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Again, throwing punches and punches.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Volcanic eruption from the MGM...
0:25:36 > 0:25:38The 12th and final round.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Jab and lift, jab and lift.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Tremendous sign of sportsmanship between these two warriors.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56The 12th and final round.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Another great fight between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09The crowd on its feet.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27The score cards, 114 to 114.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29And a draw.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32CROWD JEER
0:26:32 > 0:26:38- (INAUDIBLE)- In favour of a winner by majority decision...
0:26:39 > 0:26:42The new...
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Well done, Carl, mate. Well done, Carl.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Yeah, sit on my lap, babes.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Can I just say something? I'm so proud of you and Carl, mate.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Great fight, mate, great fight.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35When you can get in there and fight in front of millions of people
0:27:35 > 0:27:41and put everything on the line, punches are swaying over your head,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43missing you by a millimetre,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46you've got courage and you've got skill and all of that.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48You know, congratulations to the new champion.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50He deserved to have his hand raised.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55There's nothing like sharing 12 hard rounds with another man in the room.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I'm always going to have respect for Leo Santa Cruz.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00All those thousands of people,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03think of the passion that they have for Carl Frampton.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05They love that kid.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07They love that kid. And I've been there.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I've been there, seen it and done it.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11CHANTING AND SHOUTING
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Can I stick some money behind the bar?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I just want to thank everyone for coming out.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I know it cost a lot of dough to get here.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25I'm sorry to disappoint.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29We'll get him back, I promise, we'll get him back.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35A mark of the man you are is to show that you can come back.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38And I know Carl Frampton can come back.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40So we've just got to batten down the hatches,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43get ourselves ready and go again.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45It's an incredible life to live.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And being one of the best fighters in the world,
0:28:47 > 0:28:48there is nothing like it.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Where are you, lads?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I know how to use the oven, I cook all the time.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- Yay!- Thumbs up. - Right, watch the hill.