Carl Frampton will continue to build his following on terrestrial television in Britain next month even as he makes his first assault on the US boxing market.

ITV will screen Frampton’s defence of his world super-bantamweight title against dangerous Mexican Alejandro Gonzalez Jnr in El Paso, Texas on July 18.

The Belfast Jackal’s February fight in Belfast against America’s Chris Avalos marked the return of boxing to ITV after almost a decade and drew more than two million UK viewers.

Carl Frampton win over Chris Avalos in February was shown live on ITV

Framton is promoted by former world champion Barry McGuigan and he is pleased to have the fight on ITV

Frampton is trained by McGuigan's son Shane and will aim to keep his unbeaten record when he fights in Texas

Frampton-Gonzalez will be aired live from 9.45 pm on ITV 1.

The fight is also expected to attract a large free-to-air audience in the US on the main CBS sports channel.

Frampton, the IBF champion, says: ‘I’m thrilled to be boxing live on prime-time in the UK and on a major US network.’

Promoter Barry McGuigan adds: ‘This is excellent news for Carl as he build his profile on both sides of the Atlantic.’

Scott Quigg - Frampton's British rival - will fight on the same night in Manchester live on Sky Sports

ITV director of sports Niall Sloane, who brokered, ITV’s boxing come-back, says: ‘We’re delighted to be on board for the US debut of this exciting young talent.

Scott Quigg, Frampton’s British rival, will be defending his WBA super-bantam belt the same evening in Manchester against Kiko Martinez.