Tony Quigley Laughs Off Smith Cancellation Rumors
By Terence Dooley
Liverpool’s Tony Quigley, 24, has moved quickly in order to quash the rumors swirling around his October 30 clash with fellow Liverpudlian Paul Smith. The two men are set to meet at Liverpool’s Echo Arena – with the British super-middleweight title on the line.
Quigley today told icliverpool.co.uk that he is ready to give Smith the fight of his life. “Have you heard that I am out of the fight?” laughed Quigley. “Apparently I've pulled out, only thing is, nobody told me. Had I known that I was pulling out of the fight I wouldn't have continued running up and down the Welsh mountains every day in camp.”
Tony won his title courtesy of that thrilling final round stoppage of Tony Dodson earlier this year, that war has been short listed for the British fight of the year award, Quigley believes that the Smith fight can hit the same heights, and that he is fit enough to take part in the showdown.
“There is nothing imaginable that would keep me from this fight,” he declared. “We still have about eight weeks to go and I am already two weeks into my camp so things couldn't be better. I've been travelling down to North Wales a lot and running up and down the valleys, which is tough work. There's one or two mountain ranges down there that have made me wish the fight was off maybe, but rest assured I'll be ready for October 30.”
Quigley is coming close to peak fitness, the fighter is 13-1 (6) and will have learned a great deal from the Dodson war, Tony aims to make October the 30th a night to remember. “It's early days in the camp but already I feel so much fitter than I have done previously,” he confirmed. “There's a few weeks to go yet but I'm already in good shape and really can't wait.”
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