Carl Frampton jokes he 'must have been in a fight last night' after waking up as the IBF world champion

Northern Irishman won the strap after beating Kiko Martinez on points

Carl Frampton posted this picture on twitter the morning after winning the IBF super bantamweight title (twitter.com/RealCFrampton)

Carl Frampton became the latest world champion from the United Kingdom last night after a magnificent performance against Kiko Martinez to win the IBF super-bantamweight title, and posted this picture on twitter, with the hilarious caption: "Woke up with a sore head this morning, must have been in a fight last night".

The Northern Irishman prevailed in an absorbing encounter to triumph by a unanimous decision in Belfast, and immediately called out Manchester's Scott Quigg after the fight.

"The only man I want to fight is Scott Quigg," Frampton said after his victory.

"I'll fight him in Manchester, I'll fight him anywhere, but we've got options."

His compatriot, the golfing world No 1 Rory McIlroy also tweeted his congratulations.

Carl Frampton celebrates after winning the IBF title (GETTY IMAGES)

Carl Frampton lands a blow on Kiko Martinez (GETTY IMAGES)

Frampton, who is trained by Barry McGuigan's son, won in front of 16,000 fans in Belfast at a specially-built arena in the Titanic Quarter.