Quigg to fight on Froch-Groves undercard on November 23rd

quigg43By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (26-0-1, 19 KO’s) will be making his 2nd defense of his 122 lb. title on the undercard of Carl Froch vs. George Groves fight on November 23rd at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom. There’s no word who the opponent will be, but hopefully it’ll be someone decent given that Quigg will be the co-feature bout.

Quigg fought to a 12 round draw last Saturday night against #2 WBA Yoandris Salinas. A lot of fans thought that Quigg deserved the win, but he made the mistake of fighting passively in the first half of the fight and that ruined his chances of getting a victory.

Boxing review from the O2

By Dan Henderson: When I arrived at the o2 Arena in London on Saturday I was full off excitement especially after the announcement that Scott Quigg’s world title fight against unbeaten Cuban Yoandris Salinas was added to the bill due to the postponement of the David Haye – Tyson Fury fight and it is this fight where my review will begin.

Quigg lets it slip

quigg66By Rachel Aylett: The main event on the big London show last night featured the battle for the WBA super-bantamweight title between recently designated champion Scott Quigg, of Bury, England, and former amateur star Yoandris Salinas of Cuba. Both boxers entered the ring undefeated – and both boxers subsequently left the ring undefeated, following the awarding of a draw after 12 hard rounds by the judges.

Fans from outside the UK who haven’t had a chance to see the fight would automatically assume that it was another hometown decision saving the Brit’s bacon. On this occasion they would be wrong, as Quigg looked unlucky not to receive the decision.

Anthony Joshua stops Leo; Quigg-Salinas ends in draw

joshua656By Scott Gilfoid: Former 2012 super heavyweight British Olympic gold medalist defeated Italy’s Emanuele Leo (8-1, 3 KO’s) by a 1st round TKO tonight at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. Throwing mainly arm punches, Joshua caught Leo by the ropes and flurried on him until he dropped. The fight was then stopped by the referee.

The 6’6″ Joshua looked huge and really muscular, but his power wasn’t impressive at all. I didn’t see any new power from when he was fighting in the amateur ranks, and Leo looked to be about as good a puncher as Joshua. The difference of course was that Leo wasn’t putting his punches together and his defensive lax. He let Joshua catch him with some shots and flurry on him until the stoppage.

Quigg’s chance to come of age

quigg43By Rachel Aylett: Eddie Hearn promotes a terrific bill of boxing tonight at the 02 Arena in London, which showcases a selection of current and future stars of British boxing. Almost every fight on the card is of real interest in some way or another.

The main event features undefeated super-bantamweight Scott Quigg, 26-0-1 (19), who was recently upgraded from interim to full WBA champion, making his first defence of that title against also-unbeaten Cuban Yoandris Salinas, 20-0-1 (13).

Quigg is on the crest of a wave at the moment, although he says he will not consider himself world champion until he successfully defends that title in the ring tonight. His career has been on an upswing since it began in 2007.

Hearn makes predictions on Joshua-Leo, Quigg-Salinas & Selby-Walsh

hearn44By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn is predicting stoppage victories for 3 of his top fighters in action this Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Most of the predictions are pretty obvious given the competition that his fighters have.

First off, Hearn is predicting a KO win for heavyweight Anthony Joshua over Emanuele Leo (8-0, 3 KO’s) in their scheduled 6 round fight.

Scott Quigg and Yoandris Salinas fight for WBA 122 lb. title on September 28th

quigg4334By Scott Gilfoid: This month #1 WBA, Scott Quigg (26-0-1, 19 KO’s) will be fighting #2 WBA, Yoandris Salinas (20-1-1, 13 KO’s) for the WBA World super bantamweight title on September 28th on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs. David Haye fight at the Manchester Arena (formerly M.E.N Arena), in United Kingdom.

The Quigg-Salinas fight is a real toss up bout because both guys have faced nothing but weak opposition their entire careers, and neither of them are considered to be as talented as the top fighters in the division.

Five great Brit fights on the horizon

frampton55By Rachel Aylett: Despite recent setbacks for U.K. boxing involving Nathan Cleverly and Ricky Burns, there are wonderful fights in prospect over the next couple of years. Let’s look at five which may or may not happen.

Super-Bantamweight

Scott Quigg vs Carl Frampton: This is Britain’s own version of Mayweather-Pacquiao, in that it has been talked about and desired by fight fans for a couple of years now. They have been dancing around each other and have both taken their own paths up the world rankings. As it was with Money/Pacman, the consensus opinion as to who would win has changed back and forth over the months. There is still no obvious favorite. Let’s hope this doesn’t reach the point where the fans start saying “who cares?”

Scott Quigg to fight Yoandris Salinas on September 28th for vacant WBA 122 lb. title

By Scott Gilfoid: With WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux being elevated to WBA Super World super bantamweight champion by the World Boxing Association, Rigondeaux’s old strap is now freed up for unbeaten #1 WBA, Scott Quigg (26-0-1, 19 KO’s) to fight for the title against #2 WBA, Yoandris Salinas (20-0-1, 13 KO’s) on September 28th on the Tyson Fury vs. David Haye card at the Manchester Arena in the UK.

Scott Quigg to face Yoandris Salinas for vacant WBA [regular] super bantamweight title

quigg43By Scott Gilfoid: Interim WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (26-0-1, 19 KO’s) will be facing #2 WBA Yoandris Salinas (20-0-1, 13 KO’s) for the vacant WBA super bantamweight title later this year. Quigg’s and Salinas’ promoters have agreed on the fight, and the only thing left is to decide on a date and a venue.

What is known is the fight will be staged in the UK rather than United States Cuban former amateur star now lives in Miami, Florida.

Quigg said to Sky Sports, “Salinas is a classy operator but I will be 100 per cent ready to take that title.”