Scott Quigg was born on 9 October 1988 and is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2020.
75 Facts About Scott Quigg
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Scott Quigg held the World Boxing Association super-bantamweight title from 2013 to 2016, and the British super-bantamweight title from 2011 to 2012.
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Scott Quigg fought six more times in 2008, winning on each occasion, a run that included a victory over Ghana's tough journeyman Sumaila Badu in just the first round of a four-round contest.
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Scott Quigg remained unbeaten with a further five victories on Hatton Promotions bills in 2009.
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In 2010 Scott Quigg defeated journeyman Nikita Lukin in Stoke on 19 February and then went on to meet Andrey Kostin in his home town of Bury on 29 May The victory over Kostin was particularly notable in that it was the first time a professional contest had been held in the town since the local council banned the sport 13 years previously, lifting the ban only so that Scott Quigg could compete in his home town.
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Scott Quigg then came out of the house and began the walk to the Castle Sports Centre, which was 'around the corner'.
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Scott Quigg fought a British title eliminator against tough Scotsman Gavin Reid in his next fight on 16 July 2010.
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On 25 September 2010 Scott Quigg returned to the Castle Leisure Centre in Bury to compete for the WBA Inter-Continental title against Argentinian boxer Santiago Allione stopping him in the third round.
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Scott Quigg defended his title on 26 November 2010 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton on the undercard of Matthew Hatton's European title defence against Roberto Belge.
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Scott Quigg managed to put Sassou down in the 7th round before running out a unanimous points winner over 12 rounds.
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Scott Quigg defeated Venezuela's Franklin Varela via a 7th round stoppage in his second defence on 23 July 2011, and was ranked fourth in the WBA.
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On 22 October 2011 Scott Quigg defeated Jason Booth to win the British Super-Bantamweight title at the Castle Leisure Centre in Bury.
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On 4 February 2012, Scott Quigg made the first defence of his title, beating the rugged veteran Jamie Arthur in an eighth-round stoppage, despite being put on the canvas in the fourth.
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On 16 June 2012 at the Velodrome in Manchester, Scott Quigg faced rival English Super-Bantamweight Rendall Munroe for the Interim WBA Super-Bantamweight Title.
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Scott Quigg fought at the Bolton Arena on 29 June 2013 against Brazilian Willian Prado at Featherweight in a scheduled 10 round bout.
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Scott Quigg won the fight in round 3 after 2 minutes and 31 seconds by knockout.
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Salinas started strongly, however Scott Quigg stepped up his tempo midway through the bout and took control, giving Salinas a torrid finish to the fight.
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Scott Quigg told Sky Sports that he felt he won the fight by at least 2 rounds.
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Scott Quigg is a totally different style to Yoandris Salinas.
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Scott Quigg is very unorthodox, which means you can't read him.
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Scott Quigg doesn't know what he is going to do next.
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On fight night, Scott Quigg swiftly defended his WBA title against Silva with a second-round knockout.
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Scott Quigg floored Silva with a thumping right upper cut and sealed it with a right hook.
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Scott Quigg needed only one minute and 41 seconds of the second round to complete victory and extend his unbeaten professional record to 27 wins in 29 bouts with his 20th knockout.
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Scott Quigg returned to the Phones 4U Arena on 19 April 2014 to defend his world title against South African Tshifhiwa Munyai.
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Scott Quigg successfully defended his title for the third time with a second-round stoppage of Munyai.
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Munyai was knocked down with a left hook in the first round before Scott Quigg struck with a right in the second.
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Scott Quigg showed destructive power to twice floor Munyai before referee Howard Foster intervened with Munyai on the ropes.
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Scott Quigg seemed to size up Jamoye and waited until the closing minutes before unleashing crunching body shots that sent Jamoye into reverse.
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Scott Quigg made his fifth title defence against Hidenori Othake at the sold out Echo Arena in Liverpool on the undercard of Cleverly v Bellew II on 22 November 2014 live on Sky Sports Box Office.
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Scott Quigg struggled in the first round but floored Martinez in the second with a fierce uppercut and followed up with a further barrage until referee Terry O'Connor intervened, retaining his world title in the process.
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Scott Quigg claimed Quigg had never headlined a fight, whereas Frampton had sold out 16,000 arena shows in Belfast.
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Frampton discredited Scott Quigg's title, saying only his IBF belt was at stake.
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Frampton believed Scott Quigg finally took the fight on the back of his own fight, where he was dropped in round one against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.
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The WBA made it clear that they wanted the winner of Frampton vs Scott Quigg to fight Rigondeaux before 27 July 2016.
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Frampton and Scott Quigg both appeared in media conferences and said they were both open to fighting Rigondeaux, acknowledging IBF's request to fight Wake.
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Scott Quigg was aware the bout would likely be both boxers last at super-bantamweight and said he was looking forward to them stepping up weight to challenge him.
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Frampton and Scott Quigg both weighed in at the arena in front of 3,000 fans on the Friday.
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Scott Quigg believed he should have the bigger room due to being the home fighter and Frampton fought his case due to being the bigger draw in the fight.
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Scott Quigg claimed it wasn't an issue for him and that he'd get dressed at his house in Bury if it meant the fight would still take place.
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Scott Quigg finally came alive in the last half as the contest turned into a desperate tussle, but Frampton gave as good as he got.
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The CompuBox supported this, showing that Frampton landed 83 of his 592 punches thrown and Scott Quigg landed 85 of his 322 thrown.
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Scott Quigg underwent surgery the following day and said he would like a rematch.
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Frampton entered Scott Quigg's dressing room after the fight, showing respect between the teams.
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Scott Quigg stopped Cayetano in the 9th round in his debut at featherweight, dropping Cayetano with a right hand to the head in the 9th.
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On 20 February 2017, Scott Quigg announced that he had parted ways with long time trainer Joe Gallagher.
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Scott Quigg confirmed he would be travelling to the United States to train with hall of famer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles.
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At the time of the fight, Scott Quigg was ranked number 6 by the IBF.
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Scott Quigg became a step closer to fighting for the IBF featherweight title when he was taken the distance but won by comfortable margins.
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Eddie Hearn confirmed Scott Quigg would fight on the under-card in a WBA world title eliminator against 36-year-old Ukrainian contender Oleg Yefimovych.
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Scott Quigg won the fight via stoppage in round 6, in what was a one-sided beatdown.
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Scott Quigg proved to be too much for Yefimovych and landed power shots to the head.
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Scott Quigg however came in 3 pounds over at 128.8 pounds.
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Scott Quigg's purse was believed to be far more at around $500,000 plus British TV rights.
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Scott Quigg suffered a cut over his left eye in round 5 which caused him issues later in the fight whereas Valdez after having his mouth busted, was seen with blood pouring out in the second half of the fight.
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The difference in the fight was that Valdez had too much hand and foot speed for Scott Quigg and was able unload on multiple punches on Scott Quigg.
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Scott Quigg was humble in defeat stating the better man won, but felt it was closer.
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CompuBox numbers showed that Valdez landed 238 of 914 punches thrown, and Scott Quigg landed 143 of his 595 thrown.
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Scott Quigg hurt Briones with two hard right hands at the start of round 2.
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Scott Quigg then landed flurries on Briones, whilst against the ropes, until referee Gene Del Bianco stepped in and stopped the contest.
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Scott Quigg was hit with shots in both rounds as the fight proved to be competitive for how long it lasted.
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Scott Quigg's opponent was later revealed to be Puerto Rican boxer Jayson Velez.
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Scott Quigg was looking to impress in this fight as he wanted to challenge IBF super-featherweight champion Tevin Farmer in the near future.
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The injury came during sparring and Scott Quigg was told he would need to undergo surgery.
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Scott Quigg said he felt a tear whilst he was sparring in training.
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Scott Quigg weighed 129.5 pounds and Carroll scaled on the limit at 130 pounds.
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Apart from a few good moments in the second round, Scott Quigg was outclassed by Carroll throughout the whole fight, which prompted Scott Quigg's corner to throw in the towel in round 11.
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Scott Quigg was beaten to the punch throughout the fight by Carroll, who used his hand and foot speed, which made all the difference in the fight.
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Scott Quigg felt he would have beaten Carroll, had he been at his best, but admitted the better man won.
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Scott Quigg stated it was a must-win fight and would explore his options.
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Scott Quigg announced his retirement a day after the loss on 8 March 2020 via his Instagram account.
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Scott Quigg was aiming to become a two-weight world champion, however the loss to Carroll and after reflecting on his performance, felt it was time to walk away.
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Scott Quigg closed out his career with 40 professional fights, with only 3 defeats.
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Scott Quigg discussed the benefits of learning under the likes of Brian Hughes, Ricky Hatton, Joe Gallagher and Freddie Roach.
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Scott Quigg stated once the pandemic had passed, he would travel to the United States and work closely with Roach.