Tony Quigley Comes out To Support His Brother Nick

By Terence Dooley

British super-middleweight champion Tony Quigley was at Southport’s Floral Hall on Saturday night to cheer on his brother Nick, who was fighting for the third time as a professional.

Nick, 20, defeated Jason Nesbitt on points over four rounds, much to the satisfaction of Quigley, who told the Liverpool Echo that he had been impressed by his younger brother’s performance.

“I thought Nick boxed well,” he said.  “He just boxes how Nick boxes - he stands up there and has a fight with the lad.  He just came out in the first round and declared war on him.  The fight was definitely a step forward.  He is still getting some of the rust off but it would be nice if he was a little bit more defensive.”

Tony won the Lonsdale belt back in March, a thrilling final-round KO of Tony Dodson for the vacant title.  An injury has prevented Quigley from capitalising on that win, but he should be back in action later this year.

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