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Scott Quigg is to be trained by Joe Gallagher, and will start working under his guidance from Monday.

The WBA intercontinental super-bantamweight champion had been trained by Pat Barrett after his long time guru Brian Hughes retired earlier this year.

Quigg, 22, said: “There were no problems with Pat but it got to a point that I had been at the Collyhurst gym so long I went stale.

“I was the only professional fighter in the gym training regularly. When I first went there Michael Jennings, Thomas McDonagh, Matthew Hall, Tony Doherty and Gary Lockett trained alongside me and every day was a competition. More...

Saturday night, at the Castle View Leisure Centre, Bury, Hatton Promotions hosted a Fight-night which headlined Scott Quigg’s defence of the WBA Inter-Continental Super-Bantamweight Belt which would also be a WBA Title Eliminator.

Screened Live on Hatton TV to viewers around the world – there was a great atmosphere and many boxing notables were ringside.

Scott Quigg (Bury) v FranklinVarela (Venezuala)
12 x 3 WBA Inter-Continental Super Bantamweight Title

Local man – Quigg faced slightly shorter and stockier – Varela of Caracus in this WBA Title Eliminator which saw both men get off to a busy start. Round three though sees Quigg start to ‘up the tempo’ and land some notable head-shots.

Varela slips on the canvas midway through the fourth then moments later – Quigg lands a right which cuts the Venezuelan’s left brow. The Bury man starts to land with more frequency during the fifth but tough man Varela keeps up the pace for now.

Quigg sinks in the body-shots in the seventh and Varela looks to become sapped of energy. In the last minute of the seventh frame – a left to the body takes everything out of Varela and he goes to his knee, briefly standing up for the count – only to have to drop to his knee again unable to continue. More...

Sergey Rabchenko is ready to pay back promoter Ricky Hatton by wiping out Britain’s best light-middleweights.

The Belarussian, 25, has already defeated Martin Concepcion and Bradley Pryce this year and is the mandatory contender for the European title currently held by Lukas Konecny.

Rabchenko who is unbeaten in 17 contests faces Halesowen’s Kevin McAuley over eight rounds on Hatton Promotions card at Bury Castle Lesiure Centre on Saturday night (July 23).

Hatton has taken time out to help Rabchenko who has his sights set on British champion Prince Arron and Sam Webb later this year. More...

Scott Quigg's WBA world super-bantamweight title eliminator against Franklin Varela this weekend will be broadcast live on You Tube for free.

Unbeaten Quigg faces the tough Venezuelan in his hometown at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday night (July 23).

Hatton Promotions have decided to broadcast the entire card live following the amazing internet success of last week’s Lee Purdy v Craig Watson bill.

Hatton Promotions President Ricky Hatton said: “This sort of thing is still in its infancy, but the feedback we are getting from all over the world is fantastic. More...

Scott Quigg will find Saturday night’s WBA world super-bantamweight title eliminator against Franklin Varela a stroll.

The big fight is being staged at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre and that means Quigg will walk to the venue from his house.

Quigg, 22, doesn’t need telling just how important it is to have hometown advantage this weekend.

Scott, who will also be defending his WBA intercontinental title admitted: “It is a big advantage fighting in your hometown. More...

Scott Quigg insists his boxing career is ready to move onto the next level under new trainer Pat Barrett.

The former European light-welterweight champion has taken over as Quigg’s trainer following the retirement of Brian Hughes. More...

Scott Quigg will risk his unbeaten record against Franklin Varela in Bury next month.

The 22-year-old will make the second defence of his WBA intercontinental super-bantamweight title against the Venezuelan at Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday July 23.

Quigg’s popularity is growing all the time, and there are no longer any hometown venues big enough for his fights. Already, only a few tickets remain for the Varela 12 rounder. More...

Scott Quigg is preparing for his final contest in hometown Bury until he becomes a world champion.

The fastest rising star in British boxing will defend his WBA intercontinental super-bantamweight title in his hometown at Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday July 23.

A boxing ban in Bury was lifted last year so that Quigg could fight in his backyard, but success has meant outgrowing local venues. His promoter Ricky Hatton believes that one day Quigg will be fighting Bury’s Gigg Lane football ground and defending a world title. More...

Unbeaten Dublin Featherweight Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland heads to London this weekend as he bids to extend his perfect record to 22 and 0 when he takes on Daniel Kodjo Sassou on the undercard to the Darren Barker – Domenico Spada European Middleweight title fight in the Olympia on Saturday night.

The 27-year-old Tallaght native says he will be looking to impress UK fight fans on his third appearance in London. "I had a couple of fights there at the start of my career but obviously I've improved a lot since then so I'm looking forward to putting on a good show there and show people what I'm about." More...

An action packed night of boxing, stacked with Britain’s finest prospects, has just got even better as British Lightweight Champion Anthony Crolla is now lined up to face former WBA Super Lightweight Champion Gavin Rees on the April 16 ‘King Khan Returns’ card taking place at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester. More...

Stephen Foster Jr is waking up every morning and forgetting that he will be defending his European super-featherweight championship later this month.

The Salford boxer puts his title up for grabs against mandatory contender Ermano Fegatilli in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Friday February 26. Foster, 30, caused one of the upsets of 2010 when he knocked out Levan Kirakosyan inside three rounds to win the European crown. More...

Ermano Fegatillo has revealed he took up boxing after his dad refused to pay for surgery to make his nose smaller.

It was a good decision with Fegatillo now sniffing around Stephen Foster Jr’s European super-featherweight championship. More...

Stephen Foster Jr is reaping the rewards after trainer Maurice Core persuaded him not to quit.

Core’s words of wisdom worked and Foster Jr has been in dreamland since landing the European super-featherweight championship when he knocked out world ranked Levan Kirakosyan last year. More...

Scott Quigg has spent £4000 of his own money in order to spend three weeks training at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym.

The WBA intercontinental super-bantamweight is currently enjoying his second trip to the Los Angeles gym that also house the world’s top fighter Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. More...

Stephan Foster Jr is hoping big fight opponent Ermano Fegatilli isn’t as clever in the ring as he is outside of the ropes.

The Belgian is arguably the cleverest boxer in the world, having attained a Masters in Economics with the highest honours at Liege University in 2007.

Fegatilli, 26, challenges for Foster Jr’s European super-featherweight title in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Saturday February 26. More...