Rigondeaux’s Manager: With Avalos Out, We Want Quigg

by David P. Greisman

Guillermo Rigondeaux won’t be fighting Chris Avalos next, and so Rigondeaux’s manager is aiming at another name in the 122-pound division, Scott Quigg.

“On hearing that Matchroom [is] taking Rigondeaux challenger Chris Avalos down a different route, we have decided to force Rigondeaux-Quigg,” tweeted Gary Hyde on Saturday.

Avalos was mandatory challenger to Rigondeaux via the World Boxing Organization, whose title is one of two that Rigondeaux holds. Yet Avalos has opted to face newly crowned International Boxing Federation titleholder Carl Frampton for more money than he would’ve received against Rigondeaux.

Rigondeaux also is the World Boxing Association’s “super” world titleholder. Quigg has the WBA’s “regular” title, which gives him a right to challenge the “super” champ.

Quigg, 25, is 29-0-2 with 22 KOs and is coming off a third-round stoppage of Stephane Jamoye earlier in September.

Rigondeaux, 33, is 14-0 with 9 KOs and was last seen in July taking out Sod Kokietgym in one round in what was Rigondeaux’s last fight with Top Rank. His other (and now sole) promoter, Caribe Promotions, was the winning bidder for the Avalos bout, bidding $317,777.77, of which Rigondeaux would’ve received 75 percent, or more than $238,000.

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