By Terence Dooley
Scott Quigg brought boxing back to Bury for the first time since the local council’s strange decision to outlaw the sport from their borough in the aftermath of Mike Tyson’s ear-bite attack on Evander Holyfield in 1997. Quigg, who lives in Bury, had advanced to 17-0 as a pro without getting the opportunity to box in front of his hometown fans; Hatton Promotion’s CEO Gareth Williams led the call to get the ban overturned and the promotional outfit put Quigg on show at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday night.
Quigg (121lb) thanked Williams by dropping Andrey Kostin (117lb) twice in the opening session, right uppercuts doing the damage both times, leaving experienced referee Howard Foster with little choice but to stop the fight after only two minutes of action. Quigg, now 18-0 (12 early), was delighted with the win, his fans, however, will have to wait until next time if they want to see more of Scott, who has now scored three first-round stoppages in his last five fights.
Quigg, 21, isn’t complaining about the early night’s work, the fighter is on the fast track to title level and should be gunning for the top domestic super-bantamweights sooner rather than later. Kostin drops to 20-15 (6).
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