(UTVNEWS | COLOMBO) – Carl Frampton says champion Jamel Herring’s decision to arrive in Dubai only a week before their world title fight is “absolutely a mistake”.
US boxer Herring defends his WBO super-featherweight belt on Saturday with Frampton aiming to become Ireland’s first three-weight world champion.
“He should have been out here before me,” said the Northern Irishman, 34, who arrived in Dubai on 16 March.
“It took me over a week to get used to four hours of a time difference.”
The Belfast boxer added: “He’s travelling from a time difference of 11 hours and he’s giving himself a week to get ready for that.
“I want to win this fight so I got out here early to settle into my surroundings, get used to the heat, get used to the time difference.”
Thirty-five-year-old Herring, who has a five-inch height advantage on Frampton, has spoken before about his difficulties in shedding weight to make the super-featherweight limit.