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Scott Quigg WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Champion.

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Donaire-Rigondeaux Live on BoxNation

BoxNation subscribers get to savour a genuine superfight this Saturday when rival top ten
‘pound-for-pounders’ Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux duke it out at New
York’s Radio City Music Hall for the WBA and WBO super-bantam belts.

(Catch the action live and exclusive in the
UK on the Channel of the Champions, Sky Ch.437/Virgin Ch.546 from 2a.m, Sunday
morning). 

Donaire, a top five pound-for-pound pick in anyone’s list, has won seven
world title belts from flyweight through to super-bantam and is now unbeaten
for 11 years.
Born in Talibon, Philippines, he emigrated to California, aged six, and now
resides in San Leandro, in the state’s Bay Area.
Bullied as a child for his chubby, buck teethed appearance, Donaire found
boxing at the age of 11 and recalls how he peed himself in fear ahead of his
first amateur bout! His confidence blossomed sufficiently for him to win
national junior titles and compete at the 2000 US Olympic Trials, prior to
joining the paid code in February 2001.
A month later, aged 18, he surrendered his unbeaten tag to one Rosenda Sanchez
(pts5) but has brutally butchered all of his subsequent 30 opponents. Known as
‘The Filipino Flash’, the now 30 year old is a multi-dimensional talent;
supremely conditioned, frighteningly quick and blessed with crippling kayo
power.
He smashed his way to attention in July 2007, by icing 28-0 Australian-Armenian
Vic Darchinyan with an exquisitely timed counter left hook to bag the IBF
flyweight strap.  At the time, it was deemed a huge upset.

However,Donaire has since cemented his standing as one of the true elite of the present
age with highlight reel kayos over quality men like Volodymyr Syderenko of the
Ukraine (round four, Dec 2010), Mexico’s Ferdando Montiel (round two, Feb 2011),
Japan’s Toshiaki Nishioka (round nine,
October 2012 ) and, in his last gig in December, Mexico’s Jorge Arce. When ‘The
Flash’ lands clean, the resulting damage tends to last way beyond the ten
seconds required to win a contest.

But he’ll get a proper argument from Rigondeaux who might just be the finest amateur boxer ever. Now 32,the Miami based Cuban southpaw lost just 12 of almost 400 unpaid contests and was a two-time Olympic gold medallist, two-time world amateur champion and also won a brace of World Cups. He was last beaten in 2003.

Known as ‘El Chacal’ (The Jackal), Rigondeaux finally defected in 2009 and turned pro
under the Arena Box banner in May of that year. Within 18 months he’d captured
the WBA ‘interim’ title when, in just his seventh paid gig, he rose from the
canvas to edge out Panamanian portsider Ricardo Cordoba on a 12 round split in
Arlington, Texas.

After obliterating Limerick’s Willie ‘Big Bang’ Casey inside a round in Dublin,
Guillermo upgraded to the WBA full title in his ninth start with a six round
slaughter of California’s Rico Ramos in Vegas in January 2012 and he
successfully retained twice last year.

Philadelphia’s touted Teon Kennedy was routed in five in June while 22-1 Texan Robert
Marroquin was repelled on a landslide but drab 12round decision last September,
both in Vegas.

He is now unbeaten in 11 with eight quick endings but this is the match-up to
establish exactly how great he is.

To provide expert insight on the fight for us this week, boxing writer Glynn Evans
spoke at length to Bury’s unbeaten WBA ‘interim’ superbantam champion Scott
Quigg, a man who’ll be hoping to share a ring with the winner, sometime in the
future.

“This is a really interesting, proper 50-50 fight and you can
make a strong case for either man winning.

They’re definitely the best two fighters in the division at present and I’ve studied
both very closely to see what I can learn from them. I aspire to be as good as
them and, eventually, to share a ring with them.

I’ve seen loads of Donaire’s fights and also study clips of his training on You Tube.
He’s not only incredibly gifted but he also has a fantastic work ethic. He’s a
real all rounder. The knockout over Jorge Arce in his last fight – a savage
left hook – shows how fantastically talented he is. That was special. He’s
obviously got chilling kayo power but he’s also got excellent speed and timing.
I love the way he stays so loose and relaxed in the ring.

Nonito’svery exciting to watch, always looking to get his opponent out of there as
quickly as possible. He’s probably got a better chin than Rigondeaux though, at
this level, it doesn’t really matter how good your chin is. If these guys hit
you clean, on the right spot, you’re getting knocked out!

While I always enjoy watching his fights, Nonito does seem prone to lapses in
concentration as a fight progresses, if he’s unable to get the opponent out of
there early. He can become a bit bored, almost unconcerned about what’s coming
back at him, which leads him to get tagged with sloppy counters. He can lose a
bit of composure and discipline if his fight goes into the later rounds. He
becomes less tight and less cute. He won’t be able to be complacent like that
against Rigondeaux.

I didn’t see too much of Rigondeaux’s fantastic amateur career but I’ve seen most
of his recent pro fights.  I actually
sparred six rounds with him at the Wild Card gym in Hollywood back in 2009. I
was waiting to spar a Russian when Rigondeaux knocked his Mexican sparring partner
clean out with probably the best left hand I’ve ever seen.

They just rolled the Mexican out the ring, then Freddie Roach asked if I’d fill in
and complete Guillermo’s rounds for him. I’d only had maybe 14 pro fights and
just 12 amateur. He’d had over almost 400 amateur bouts and was a double
Olympic and double world champion!

Thankfully, I was working with (trainer) Jesse Reid over in the US who used to coach
Rigondeaux. Jesse steered me through, warned me to be mindful of his pet shot,
a left screw to the body. That was the shot that wiped out Willie Casey inside
a round. It had plenty of whip on it! Clearly Guillermo just uses sparring for
getting his tools sharp, rather than having heavy wars and that’s the right
way. But I wasn’t made to look a mug and it gave me a lot of confidence.

Rigondeaux was very clever, I learned so much. I used to sit at the Wild Card and watch
him floating around on the pads or shadow boxing. Working inside, he’d nudge
your knees to open your body up, make a gap. Then he’d capitalise. It really
works and I’ve used that since a few times myself.

Rigondeaux’s basically a pot shotter. He can be very defensive and very negative. He really
sticks to his game plan and does whatever is needed to win the fight without
getting hit. That said, if you do tag him, he doesn’t like it. His eyes light
up and he comes right back at you. You definitely can’t throw any lazy shots
against him. He’ll make you pay for every mistake.

He’s not remotely bothered if the crowd are booing because there’s a lack of action.
He just floats around the ring and avoids trouble but that’s something I really
admire. He’s far less exciting but I enjoy studying him just as much as I enjoy
watching Donaire. Some people say he’s a lazy fighter but it’s more that he
just does everything so effortless. He’s a real master.

He likes to control the fight and have his opponent on the end of a chain,
mesmerised. Too often, it appears that the opposition are passive, content to
allow him to have his own way from a safe distance so that he doesn’t cut loose
on them.

He’s a real winner. He wastes hardly anything. If he’s not absolutely sure that he’s
going to land a shot, he’ll just walk away and make the opponent re-set.  If he has a failing, it’s that he doesn’t let his hands go as much as he could.

You can’t pot shot with Rigondeaux. He’ll just play with you. For Nonito to beat
him, he’s going to have to set a fast pace. That’s going to be difficult though
because Rigondeaux is at his best when the opponent comes at him. Donaire
prefers an opponent who will walk into him but Rigondeaux isn’t likely to do
that.

Donaire is going to have to kid Rigondeaux into leading off by using loads of head movement and by subtly moving his feet six inches to either side. He needs to attack in bursts of threes and fours;
throw a couple of decoys to put Rigondeaux off balance and unable to counter,
then slip in his heavier shots before the Cuban can set. He has to keep
Rigondeaux moving, re-adjusting, and he needs to be accurate. Whenever he misses,
Rigondeaux will make him pay. Donaire has to be very wary of getting tagged as
he moves in.

Rigondeaux’s key to victory is probably to make it a longer fight. That’s when Donaire might make mistakes. He needs to avoid rushing his counters, be patient and gradually
establish his rhythm. As he gets more comfortable, he can start to let his
hands go more in the later rounds and, if he does tag Nonito, he mustn’t be
hesitant. He’s going to have to take his chances.

The winner is likely to be the one who establishes their game plan best, under the
lights, on the night. Both will be under enormous pressure and will need to
stay calm. Both have great qualities and both have vulnerabilities. It could
really be any type of fight; short and explosive cos both can really whack, or a
cagey, tactical affair. Either could win by points or knockout though Donaire
is more likely to triumph by stoppage and Riogondeaux is more likely to win if
it goes to the cards.

I expect it to begin cagily with Donaire forcing the fight. If he can remain
cool, it should go in his favour but, if he’s reckless, Rigondeaux is capable
of doing to him what Juan Manuel Marquez did to Manny Pacquiao in their fourth
fight. He’s got the power, timing, accuracy and eye to score a spectacular knockout
himself.

They could probably fight half a dozen times and win three each, they’re that
closely matched. If you’re really pushing me, I’ll edge to Nonito only because
Guillermo has shown he can be hurt almost every time he’s been hit clean and
Donaire can really bang.  But I’d certainly not want to be putting my house on it.”

Scott Quigg WBA Interim Super Bantamweight World Champion

Scott Quigg defeats Rendall Munroe for the WBA Interim World championship

Following the success of the Scott Quigg Workshop for the Hatton Academy Martin Murray follows with his own workshop for the Hatton Academy.

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/2013/martin-murray-host-hatton-academy-workshop-this-weekend/

Interesting article from Ric Moylan

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Scott Quigg:  “ Believe the Hype ”

Scott Quigg WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Champion

UNBEATEN British and WBA-interim super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg hosted the first ever Hatton Academy workshop on Saturday afternoon and it was an event enjoyed by all.

Sergey Rabchenko and Ricky Hatton in Manchester City shirts whilst Scott Quigg shows his support for Bury F.C.

Bury Boxer Scott Quigg was a guest of the Bobby Moore Fund together with his promoter Ricky Hatton and fellow boxer Sergey Rabchenko,The European Light Middleweight champion as they attended a benefit dinner  last night, Thursday 28th February,at The Point,Old Trafford Home of Lancashire County Cricket Club

More information about the charity can be had by going to the Bobby Moore Fund website:

www.bobbymoorefund.org

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Scott Quigg running with Woodbank FC of Bury

PRESS RELEASE

BURY
BOXER LENDS WEIGHT TO LOCAL CHARITY CAMPAIGN

Bury–born British Super Bantamweight and WBA Interim World Champion, Scott Quigg, is supporting local charity, Forever Manchester, and its campaign to get people
running to support Greater Manchester community groups and initiatives.

Forever Manchester is the charity for people who are passionate about Manchester.
Forever Manchester encourages and supports grassroots community activity across Greater Manchester.

It’s new ‘Run for Round ‘ere’ campaign has been designed to inspire local
people to sign up to run in a range of events in 2013 and raise money to make
positive changes to their communities.

Scott visited Woodbank JFC , a community football club in his hometown Bury, that has
recently received funding from Forever Manchester to assist with costs for
training coaches. The club boasts 17 teams for boys and girls, including the
under 7s team who Scott visited at their training ground this week.

Forever Manchester is asking people who are passionate about Greater Manchester to sign up to run the Manchester Marathon in April, the Bupa 10k in May, the Salford 5k
and 10k in September and the charity’s own Backwards Run in Heaton Park in
August. Chief executive, Nick Massey, comments: “We are keen to show people the
difference that their running sponsorship can make on a local level. Groups
like Woodbank JFC have a massive impact in our local communities and give young
people positive, exciting things to do. They need our support to back up all
the voluntary hours that those involved put in.”

Scott Quigg adds: “Running is a great way to get fit and has a positive impact on
your life. Forever Manchester helps groups such as Woodbank JFC, amateur boxing
clubs and kids clubs to keep their doors open, and this campaign is a healthy
and positive way to do it.”

Anyone
interested in signing up to ‘Run for Round ‘ere’ should visit the website at www.runforroundere.co.uk .

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Pictures show Scott with Under7s teams from
Woodbank FC

For further information or photographs
please contact press officer Emma James on 07931 318095 /emmaj@forevermanchester.com  

Note to Editors:

Forever Manchesteris the
Community Foundation for Greater Manchester and raises money to support grass-root
community groups and initiatives across the region.

www.forevermanchester.com

Scott Quigg WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Champion

SCOTT QUIGG says he is buzzing with anticipation ahead of hosting his first ever boxing workshop at Hatton Health and Fitness tomorrow (Saturday March 2).

The undefeated Bury star, 24, will demonstrate his skills and pass on his knowledge to a class of eager keep fitters for three hours from noon.

Quigg is an ardent student of the game, but this will be the first time he has taken an official teaching role.

Places for the workshop went on sale just a couple of weeks ago and the response from the public has been little short of phenomenal.

“I’m overwhelmed by the number of people who want to come and learn a few tips from me,” Scott said.

“It’s great that I can help so many all in one day.

“I’m hoping to show people how they can use boxing as a way to live a happy and healthy lifestyle, but the main thing is that have some fun.

“Some people will probably be a bit nervous because they might not have been in a boxing gym before, but I’m sure I’ll soon have them at ease.

“I’ve said before, if hosting days like this can help get people into boxing fitness then that can only be a good thing for the sport.”

On completion of the workshop, those taking part will receive a signed a photograph.

If you missed out this time then do not worry. Martin Murray is taking time out from his schedule to host another Hatton Academy workshop on Saturday March 30.

Martin is currently preparing for the biggest fight of his life – a world middleweight title clash with Sergio Martinez in Argentina on April 27.

Places are priced at
£60+VAT and further information can be obtained by emailing info@hattonacademy.com,
by calling 01253 392802 or by logging onto www.hattonacademy.com/workshops