Matchrooms’ Eddie Hearn hosted another great night of boxing on Saturday night – this time at the O2 Arena, London, which featured four title bouts. Scott Quigg of Bury retained his WBA World Super-Bantamweight Title scoring a Majority Draw against Cuban-born Yoandris Salinas of Miami, Florida. The Judges saw it …
Read More »Can Scott Quigg Become Britain’s Next World Champion?
Matchroom Boxing are putting on a good show on Saturday night at London’s O2 Arena, in what is effectively a rescued card from the Haye vs.Fury debacle. Which although I was gutted about not seeing, it is boxing, cuts in sparring happens, I think it adds a little bit of …
Read More »Scott Quigg’s WBA Title Clash Moves To London’s O2 Arena
Scott Quigg’s WBA Super Bantamweight title clash with Yoandris Salinas will now take place at The O2 on Saturday October 5, live on Sky Sports, with two Gold medal heroes now in action in Anthony Joshua, MBE, and Luke Campbell, MBE. Quigg and Salinas were due to meet as the …
Read More »Scott Quigg Gets Home Advantage For WBA Title Bout
Hometown hero Scott Quigg will challenge Yoandris Salinas for the WBA World Super Bantamweight Title at Manchester’s Phones 4u Arena on September 28, in a bout acting as chief support to David Haye’s blockbuster clash with Tyson Fury. The unbeaten Bury fighter claimed his 26th win and 19th inside the …
Read More »Scott Quigg Vs Yoandris Salinas World Title Shot In Britain
Scott Quigg will meet Yoandris Salinas for the vacant WBA super bantamweight title later this year in Britain. Terms have been agreed between Matchroom Sport and Golden Boy Promotions and a date and venue will be confirmed shortly.
Read More »Purse Bids Cancelled: Quigg vs. Salinas Vacant WBA Title
Scott Quigg, WBA super bantam interim champion and #2 challenger, Yoandris Salinas, reached an agreement for the vacant title bout, thus cancelling the World Boxing Association purse biding. The WBA World Championships Committee had summoned the purse bid for July 15, however, Quigg and Salinas’ representatives announced they had reached …
Read More »Behind The Scenes: Hatton Recalls Quigg Defection
I was bitterly disappointed recently to see Scott Quigg leave Hatton Promotions to move across to the Matchroom stable. Scott was one of my first signings and a young man I brought up from the boxing dinner show circuit to world title level.
Read More »Scott Quigg Jumps Ship To Sign With Matchroom Sport
Super bantamweight star Scott Quigg has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Sport and will debut under new promoter Eddie Hearn at the USN Bolton Arena on June 29, live on Sky Sports in ‘Rock & Croll’. The unbeaten interim WBA champion features in a ten-rounder on the stacked bill …
Read More »Super Bantam Quigg Signs On With Trainer Gallagher
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 …
Read More »Ringside Report: Scott Quigg Defeats Franklin Varela In Bury Clash
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 …
Read More »Rabchenko Vows To Wipe Out Britain’s Best Light Middles
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 …
Read More »Quigg vs. Varela Will Be Broadcast On YouTube
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 …
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