Image copyright PA Image caption Carl Frampton received his Member of the British Empire (MBE) medal at Buckingham Palace in London

World champion boxer Carl Frampton has been presented with his MBE award and described it as a "very proud day".

The Belfast-born fighter was granted the award in the Queen's New Year's Honours list in December but the formal presentation took place on Tuesday.

Last month, he beat opponent Scott Quigg via a split decision to add the WBA super-bantamweight title to the IBF world title he already owned.

Frampton posted a photograph of the medal on his Twitter account.

Image copyright PA Image caption The Duke of Cambridge presented the boxer with his MBE for services of boxing

The Member of the British Empire award, for services to boxing, was presented to him by the Duke of Cambridge at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London.

Originally from Tiger's Bay in north Belfast, Carl 'the Jackal' Frampton turned professional in 2009 after winning Irish amateur titles.

He became European champion in 2013 by beating Kiko Martinez and won his first world title in 2014, when he again beat Martinez to take the IBF super-bantamweight crown.

Frampton is undefeated after 22 fights in his professional career.

However, he was knocked down twice in the ring by Alejandro Gonzalez last July, before he defeated the Mexican boxer.

For the last number of years, he has been managed by former WBA featherweight champion Barry McGuigan.

Image copyright Christine Frampton/Twitter

On Twitter, messages of congratulation flowed in for the 29-year-old boxer, who lives with his wife, Christine, and two young children.

Christine also told him that she was proud of him, and later tweeted: "Will you be much longer at the palace? I really need you to pick something up from Argos for me."