Barry McGuigan said: "If I was offered a British title tomorrow for Carl I would grab it, no doubt about it."

McGuigan saw his young fighter struggle at times to claim a unanimous points victory over awkward Welshman Robbie Turley at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena.

McGuigan added: "I think Carl tried to knock him out too much, he needed to be throwing more combinations to back him up. The guy was a much improved fighter and he was very awkward but I thought the longer the fight went on the more Carl showed his class.

"It took me back to my fights with Jean Marc Renard and Charm Chituele when I struggled but won and then some people were thinking 'oh he's not as good as they said' but I can tell you I'm as convinced as ever that Carl will be a great fighter. As long as the doctor says his eye will be alright then I would hope to have him out again before the summer."

Frampton said: "It was my first fight live on Sky and I wanted to impress, so I'm a bit disappointed but I got the win and I'll learn.