TRAINER Joe Gallagher believes Saturday’s world-title fight between Bury champion Scott Quigg and rival Carl Frampton will be explosive.

Gallagher has steered undefeated Quigg to the top and admits a showdown with fellow world champion Frampton on Saturday at a packed out Manchester Arena is a mouth-watering prospect.

He admits it will be the 27-year-old’s toughest fight to date but is confident he can add the Northern Irishman’s IBF super bantamweight belt to his own WBA crown.

Gallagher told Bury Times: “It is not just a boxing match – this is one of the top events in the sporting calendar for 2016.

“Scott Quigg – an undefeated world champion – against Carl Frampton – another undefeated world champion. It doesn’t get much better.

“Frampton is a good fighter and it will be his toughest fight to date.

“There is rivalry that has been brewing for a few years between the camps and it will make for a huge night at the Arena.

“Both have the ability to knock each other out and that is what makes it exciting.

“Having Scott top of the bill at the Arena is fantastic.

“This is all the years of arguing with promoters and fighters, all the years of hard training and sparring – it has been building to this for Scott.”

Quigg, meanwhile, feels his trainer deserves more credit on these shores after gaining the ultimate honour from respected Ring Magazine.

Gallagher, aged 47, who puts Quigg and fellow world title holders Anthony Crolla and Liam Smith through their paces at Amir Khan’s Gloves Community Centre in Bolton, has recently been crowned Trainer of the Year by the respected American boxing publication.

Quigg says the award for his Mancunian mentor is richly deserved, but still feels his work is not as appreciated in the UK.

“You have a trainer there who has won an award that is highly respected,” said Quigg.

“I don’t think Joe has been given the credit he deserves – I suppose it is the typical British mentality and there is a lot of jealousy about.

“That is a massive thing he has won – there is no other British trainer that has won that award.

“That is through the work he puts in day in, day out.

“You have a gym that is thriving at the minute and it’s not through luck – it’s hard work, sacrifice and dedication.

“When you have fighters who give 150 per cent and a trainer that does that as well, you have a winning formula.”