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Tony Quigley has pulled out of Prizefighter due to concerns over his ability to safely make the 168lb weight limit reports the Liverpool Echo. Quigley has revealed that he dropped 12lbs in the build-up to his comeback fight against Artsiom Salomka on Saturday night and felt the pinch during the four round draw.
Stephen Smith has been preparing for his Commonwealth and British featherweight title defence against John Simpson by sparring with John Murray.
Anthony Crolla looks set to make the maiden defence of his British lightweight belt against Gavin Rees on the undercard of the Amir Khan-Paul McCloskey WBA 140lb title fight at the MEN, Manchester on April 16th.
Tony Quigley wasn't the only member of his family on show at the Velodrome, Manchester on Saturday night. His younger brother, John, made his professional bow with a third round stoppage win over Bulgaria's Boyan Aleksandrov. John turned his back on the amateur game after getting knocked out of last year's ABAs earlier than expected, joining his two brothers under Steve Wood's VIP Promotions banner.
Aaron Michael Junior has every reason to feel happy after making a successful pro début on a VIP Promotions bill at the Manchester Velodrome on Saturday night; the 25-year-old scored a second stanza stoppage over Dragomir Totev under the watchful eye of cornerman, and former fighter, Thomas McDonagh and co-trainer Pat Barrett, who unsuccessfully challenged Manning Galloway for the WBO welterweight title in 1992.
Sunderland’s Tony Jeffries is enjoying life in Los Angeles under the watchful eye of top trainer Tommy Brooks. The 26-year-old former Olympic bronze medalist decided to relocate after struggling to a draw with Michael Banbula last July, a fight that saw ‘Jaffa’ raise his hands after six rounds only to discover that the bout was, in fact, scheduled for eight-threes. The ‘Mighty Mackem’ is financing the switch as he bids to progress as a professional pugilist.
Carl Dilks’s appearance in Prizefighter: The Super-Middleweights on March 23rd will offer the Liverpudlian a chance at redemption as he seeks to put last September’s single stanza stoppage defeat to James DeGale behind him and move back into title contention.
Robin Reid's points win over Jamie Ambler at the Bolton Arena on February 26th secured a March 23rd Prizefighter: Super-Middleweights berth for the former WBC and IBO 168lb world title holder, it was Reid's first action since a November 2007 British title loss to current WBC boss Carl Froch. The 'Grim Reaper' had been tempted by an offer to return to the ring for the 175lb Prizefighter tournament back in January, Robin, though, was adamant that he wanted to return to his old 168lb stomping ground.
Former featherweight Commonwealth champion Paul Truscott moved to 17-2 (2) on the Matchroom promoted bill in Huddersfield on March 5th. However, the 24-year-old’s joy at posting a six-round points win over Zsolt Nargy was tempered by disappointment due to the fact that he had come agonizingly close to securing a British title shot against super-featherweight boss Gary Sykes, who defeated Carl Johanneson that same night.
Liverpool's Tony Quigley suffered a scare against Artisom Salomka at the Velodrome in Manchester, in his four-threes "Prizefighter: The Super-Middleweights" warm-up contest. Quigley spoke to me prior to the fight, confirming that he had to take the bout in order to prove himself ready for the tournament, which takes place on March 23rd at Liverpool's Olympia venue. However, the 26-year-old former British 168lb title holder almost came a cropper after suffering a first round knock down, a left hook doing the damage.