Jason Quigley (boxer)

Quigley had an extremely promising amateur career, which saw him rise to number one in both the AIBA European and World amateur rankings. His place in the Ireland team had seemed secured for the 2016 Summer Olympics, however he decided to turn professional instead.{{cite web|url=http://www.thescore.ie/jason-quigley-turns-pro-boxing-1428532-Apr2014/ |work=The Score |date=23 April 2014 |title=Jason Quigley turns pro after signing up with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104001302/http://www.thescore.ie/jason-quigley-turns-pro-boxing-1428532-Apr2014/ |archivedate= 4 January 2015 }}

In 2009, Quigley participated in the European Youth Championships in Szezecin. He fought Joni Polishsuk of Finland, Catalin Paraschiveanu of Romania, Muratcan Buğra Oner of Turkey and Jaba Khocitashvili of Georgia, before defeating Emil Ahmadov of Azerbaijan 6-1 in the 69 kg final, to take home gold.{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2009/0822/253658-quigley/ |work=RTE |date=22 August 2009 |title=Quigley takes gold in Poland}}

Quigley won gold at the 2011 'Gee Bee' Multi-Nations tournament in Helsinki, Finland, defeating English fighter Anthony Ogogo 14-5 with an acclaimed performance in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Media/Latest_News/2011/April/Ireland_Claim_Five_Gold_Medals_to_Top_the_Table_in_Helsinki_boxing_.html |work=The Irish Sports Council |date=April 2011 |title=Ireland Claim Five Gold Medals to Top the Table in Helsinki (boxing) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103225021/http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Media/Latest_News/2011/April/Ireland_Claim_Five_Gold_Medals_to_Top_the_Table_in_Helsinki_boxing_.html |archivedate= 3 January 2015 }}

Quigley boxed in the WSB for the 2011–2012 season. Organised by the AIBA, the competition was designed to offer professional boxing without competitors having to forfeit their amateur status. With twelve teams fighting across the competition, it was the LA Matadors who drafted Quigley. Quigley then lived and trained in Los Angeles where he met Russian fighter Vitali Bandarenka of Moscow Dynamo in his first bout. Quigley won the fight by unanimous decision with the judges scoring them 50–45, 48–47 and 48–47 after five rounds.{{cite web |url=http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/irish-amateur-jason-quigley-makes-his-la-matadors-debut |work=Max Boxing |date=December 2011 |title=Irish Amateur Jason Quigley makes his L.A. Matadors Debut}} Quigley's second fight was against Australian, Troy Trevor O'Meley of Bangkok Elephants. He won via second-round TKO, having led 10–8, 10–7, 10–8 at the end of the first.{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2011/1219/288869-wsb_quigleyj_turners/ |work=RTE |date=December 2011 |title=Quigley and Turner push LA to victory}}

In May 2012, Quigley competed at the 'Algirdas Socikas' Multi-Nations tournament in Kaunas, Lithuania. He overcame Estonian fighter Artjom Fjodorov, 16–6, and Lithuanian fighter Mantas Balciauskas, 11–3, before taking gold against Denmark's Matouk Belai with another dominant 18–5 win in the final.{{cite web |url=http://donegalnews.com/2012/05/gold-for-quigley-in-lithuania/ |work=Donegal News |date=13 May 2012 |title=Gold for Quigley in Lithuania}} Quigley won his next gold at the 2012 European U23 Championships, in Kaliningrad, Russia. He met Germany's Dennis Radovan in the final, winning by a 17–11 decision at Kaliningrad’s Sports Palace. Quigley defeated Russian southpaw Maksim Timofeev and Moldova's Victor Carapchevschii in the previous rounds.{{cite web|url=http://www.thescore.ie/jason-quigley-ireland-gold-medal-european-u23-boxing-championship-722071-dec2012/ |date=18 December 2012 |title=It's gold for Quigley at U23 championships |work=The Score |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729194730/http://www.thescore.ie/jason-quigley-ireland-gold-medal-european-u23-boxing-championship-722071-dec2012/ |archivedate=29 July 2014 }}

In March 2013, Quigley took gold at the Ústí nad Labem Grand Prix in the Czech Republic. He beat Czech native Vit Kral by a score of 20–6 in his first fight, before defeating Chinese fighter Zhou Yunfei 14–7. In the final, he met Serbia's Aleksandar Drenovak for another 14–6 victory.{{cite web|url= http://sportsnewsireland.com/boxing/boxing_irish/boxing-gold-for-jason-quigley-in-czech-grand-prix-silver-for-sean-mccomb-2013-03-17/|title=Gold for Jason Quigley in Czech Grand Prix – Silver for Sean McComb|date=17 March 2013|work=Sports News Ireland}}

In June, he won gold again in the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk. Quigley beat world number one Evhen Khytrov, before defeating Bogdan Juratoni in the middleweight final. The Romanian had previously been a bronze medalist in the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.thescore.ie/john-joe-nevin-wins-european-bantamweight-gold-942518-Jun2013/ |title=Nevin and Quigley win European boxing gold for Ireland |date=8 June 2013 |work=The Score |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192515/http://www.thescore.ie/john-joe-nevin-wins-european-bantamweight-gold-942518-Jun2013/ |archivedate=29 October 2013 }}{{cite web|url= http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2013/0608/455359-boxing-finals/|title=Gold for John Joe Nevin and Jason Quigley in Belarus, Paddy Barnes and Mick Conlan claim silver medals|date=8 June 2013|work=RTÉ |accessdate= }}

Quigley's final amateur medal came in October, when he claimed silver at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty. In the semi-finals, Quigley took all three rounds in a victory over Russian boxer Artem Chebotarev. In the other semi-final, Englishman Anthony Fowler was forced to give his opponent a walkover after suffering a hand injury in the lead up to the fight. As a result, Quigley met the much fresher Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in the following day's final.{{cite web|url= http://www.boxingscene.com/jason-quigley-grabs-silver-alimkhanuly-loss--71020|title=Quigley Grabs Gold After Alimkhanuly Loss|date=26 October 2013|work=Boxing Scene|accessdate= }} The local Kazakh fighter took gold with a narrow win, in what was Quigley's first loss in an 18-month run of 33 fights.{{cite web|url = http://www.independent.ie/sport/jason-quigley-to-box-for-gold-but-joe-ward-beaten-at-worlds-29699499.html|title=Jason Quigley to box for gold but Joe Ward beaten at Worlds|date=25 October 2013|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=}}{{cite web|url = http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/quigley-and-ward-return-with-world-championship-medals-611398.html|title=Quigley and Ward return with World Championship medals|date=27 October 2013|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=}}

{{S-start}}

|-

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=9|2 Wins (1 Knockout), 0 Losses, 0 Draws

|- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Result

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Team

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent (Team)

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Round

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location

| style="border-style:none none style style; "|Notes

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|2-0

|LA Matadors

|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Troy Trevor O'Meley (Bangkok Elephants)

|{{small|TKO}}

|{{small|2 (5)}}

|{{small|2011-12-21}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, United States

|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|1-0

|LA Matadors

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitali Bandarenka (Moscow Dynamo)

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|5 (5)}}

|{{small|2011-12-04}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, United States

|{{small|WSB debut.}}

{{S-end}}

In April 2014, it was announced that Quigley was turning professional and had signed a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions in Los Angeles.{{ Cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/jason-quigley-turns-professional-as-amateur-boxing-counts-cost-of-success-1.1771655?page=2 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=24 April 2014 |title=Jason Quigley turns professional as amateur boxing counts cost of success}} After signing, Golden Boy founder and president, Oscar De La Hoya said "Jason Quigley is part of the next generation of European boxers who are about to make their mark on the international stage". He went on to say "It also doesn’t hurt that he has the great nation of Ireland behind him, and I know they will support him wherever he goes."{{ cite web |url=http://donegalnews.com/2014/04/oscar-de-la-hoya-predicts-jason-quigley-to-make-his-mark/ |work=Donegal News |date=29 April 2014 |title=Oscar De La Hoya predicts Jason Quigley to 'make his mark'}}

Quigley made his professional debut on 12 July 2014 as a middleweight, against Howard Reece at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight featured on the undercard of Canelo vs Lara, and Quigley won the bout via TKO, just 82 seconds into the first round. "I’m absolutely buzzing", Quigley said afterwards. "I’m delighted to be on a show like this and to win is unbelievable".{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/jason-quigley-begins-pro-career-with-devestating-first-round-tko-30427316.html |work=Irish Independent |date=13 July 2014 |title=Jason Quigley begins pro career with devastating first round TKO}}

Quigley's second professional win came against Fernando Najera, with Najera's corner ending it in the third round.{{ cite web |url=http://donegalnews.com/2014/08/oscar-de-la-hoya-exclusive-jason-quigley-will-be-a-world-champion/ |work=Donegal News |date=29 August 2014 |title=Oscar De La Hoya Exclusive: 'Jason Quigley will be a world champion'}}

On 30 October 2014, Quigley continued his unbeaten start to professional boxing. Fighting in Plymouth, Massachusetts, an area rich with Irish support, Quigley fought Greg McCoy. The fight did not make it out of the first round, with a Quigley left hook, right straight combination sending McCoy to the canvas just 2 minutes and 39 seconds into the bout.{{ cite web |url=http://balls.ie/boxing/150271-video-jason-quigley-kos-greg-mccoy/ |date= 1 November 2014|title=Video: Donegal Fighter Jason Quigley KOs American Greg McCoy|work=Balls}}{{ cite web |url=http://donegalnews.com/2014/11/jason-quigleys-power-floors-greg-mccoy-in-plymouth/ |date=2 November 2014 |title=Jason Quigley's power floors Greg McCoy in Plymouth |work=Donegal News}}

{{Quote box|width=31%|align=right|quote=“Quigley has what it takes to be a champion – that’s why we signed him”|source=- Oscar De La Hoya, speaking before the Lanny Dardar fight.{{ cite web |url=http://www.irish-boxing.com/de-la-hoya-backs-quigley-dominate-dardar/|date=6 March 2015 |title=De La Hoya backs Quigley to dominate Dardar |work=Irish Boxing}}}}

Quigley's first fight of 2015 came as part of Golden Boy's "LA Fight Club", this time held at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles. Quigley's opponent was Lanny Dardar in the final fight of the night, and in yet another completely one sided contest, the American received two standing eight counts before an inevitable stoppage just 93 seconds into the first round.{{ cite web |url=http://www.irish-boxing.com/video-watch-jason-quigleys-ko-win-lanny-dardar/# |date= 7 March 2015 |title=VIDEO: Watch Jason Quigley's KO win over Lanny Dardar |work=Irish Boxing}}

Just two weeks later, Quigley was back in the ring again, this time facing Tolutomi Agunbiade at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The fight was another dominant performance from Quigley, with the referee stepping in 1 minute and 43 seconds into the second round, when it became obvious that Agunbiade was no longer capable of defending himself.{{cite web |url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/results-from-fantasy-springs-resort-283236 |date=21 March 2015 |title=Video: Gomez decisions Kamegai; Rios, Quigley, Kavanagh also post victories |work=Fight News |access-date=21 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324221152/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/results-from-fantasy-springs-resort-283236 |archive-date=24 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}

n 30 April, Quigley returned to the Fantasy Springs Resort to face Joshua Snyder. 44 seconds into round 2, Quigley caught him with a vicious left hook, and followed it up with another big right to confirm the KO over Snyder who was already spiraling towards the canvas.{{cite web |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/jason-quigley-secures-another-stoppage-to-go-6-0-in-professional-career-1.2196968 |date= 1 May 2015 |title=Jason Quigley secures another stoppage to go 6-0 in professional career |work=Irish Times}}

His next fight was against Mississippi based, Tom Howard. Quigley fought him on 11 July 2015, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The American had won 8 of his 11 professional fights, and had never been KO'd in his career. Despite this, Quigley picked up where he had left off against Joshua Snyder, outclassing his opponent from the first bell. Howard had to pick himself off the canvas twice during the fight, before the referee eventually stepped in and put an end to it in the second round.{{ cite web|url=https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/jason-quigley-pleased-with-tom-howard-win-48942238/ |date=15 July 2015 |title=Jason Quigley pleased with Tom Howard win |work=Boxing News And Views |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715053133/https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/jason-quigley-pleased-with-tom-howard-win-48942238/ |archivedate=15 July 2015 }}

As he returned to the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino for the third time, Quigley fought Michael Faulk, his first southpaw opponent in pro boxing. In a night where The Ring TV commentators dubbed him "El Animal", Quigley continued his perfect record, scoring another emphatic second-round knockout. After a less eventful opening round in which Quigley used his jab and straight right to good effect, Faulk was sent to the canvas three times in the second. Faulk's threw the towel in.{{cite web |url=http://www.irish-boxing.com/jason-quigley-wins-los-angeles/ |date= 9 August 2015 |title=Jason Quigley wins again in Los Angeles |work=Irish Boxing}}{{ cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2015/0809/720123-quigley/ |date= 9 August 2015 |title=Unbeaten Quigley records eighth knock-out in US |work=RTE}}

{{Quote box|width=28%|align=left|quote=“I just feel he's one of our top prospects, if not our top one”|source=- Eric Gomez, Senior Vice President (Golden Boy).{{ cite web |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/jason-quigley-return-on-march-25th-fantasy-springs--101188|date=6 March 2015 |title=Jason Quigley to return on March 25th at Fantasy Springs |work=Boxing Scene}}}}

Quigley was taken the distance for the first time in his pro career, when he faced Marchristopher Adkins at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The American, unbeaten since his first professional bout, was on a six fight win streak in which he became the first fighter to defeat Shane Mosley Jr. Quigley took the four-rounder via Unanimous Decision.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/2015/11/23/jason-quigley-happy-with-learning-8273-2/ |date=23 November 2015 |title=Jason Quigley happy with learning gained from going the distance |work=Boxing News and Views |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131953/https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/2015/11/23/jason-quigley-happy-with-learning-8273-2/ |archivedate= 4 March 2016 }}

In February 2016, Golden Boy V.P. Eric Perez confirmed that Quigley would be returning to the ring in late March on another card at Fantasy Springs. Perez stated "he'll fight there and then after that we'll bring him back, possibly on the Canelo card." Canelo is booked to defend his titles against England's Amir Khan, at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. On 26 March, Quigley took on Freddy Lopez, who stepped in as a late replacement for Dante Moore. The fight was another quick finish for Quigley, with him targeting the body from the bell and scoring a knockdown in the first minute. Lopez stood back to his feet only for Quigley to continue the onslaught to his body. It wasn't long before Lopez was down again, giving Quigley another first-round knockout. The victory brought Quigley's record to 10-0, with 9 knockouts.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/2016/03/26/jason-quigley-goes-10-0/ |date=26 March 2016 |title=Ireland's Jason Quigley goes 10-0 with electric body shot display |work=Boxing News and Views |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427033720/https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/2016/03/26/jason-quigley-goes-10-0/ |archivedate=27 April 2016 }}

On 7 May, in just his 11th pro fight, Quigley took a major step up in class on the undercard of Saúl Álvarez vs. Amir Khan. Quigley faced the then 23-3 James de la Rosa of Mexico, who came in with two camps worth of preparation, having previously been scheduled to face David Lemieux in March.{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-boxing-jason-quigley-ireland-canelo-khan-hbo-20160506-story.html|date= 6 May 2016 |title=L.A.-trained Jason Quigley ready for 'business' on Canelo-Khan card |newspaper=LA Times}} With Lemieux missing the contracted weight, their fight was scrapped and de la Rosa was instead booked to face Quigley in the Irishman's first 10-round fight. Despite Quigley previously going no further than 4 rounds, he passed his test with flying colors, using quick footwork, precise power punching, and disciplined boxing to hurt and outbox De la Rosa for a dominant and one-sided unanimous decision victory. All three judges scored the fight 100-90.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/jason-quigley-maintains-perfect-professional-record-in-las-vegas-1.2639869|title=Jason Quigley maintains perfect professional record in Las Vegas|newspaper=The Irish Times }}

On 17 December 2016, Quigley fought on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins last fight against Joe Smith Jr. Quigley faced hard-punching Puerto Rican Jorge Melendez (30–7, 28 KO's). Melendez came out fast but Quigley was able to counter him and Melendez was dropped 3 times in the first round before his corner threw in the towel.

On 23 March 2017, Golden Boy had its first televised card on ESPN following their multi-year deal with the network. The main event featured Quigley taking on Glen Tapia, in what was Quigley's first time ever headlining a nationally televised boxing card. Quigley rocked Tapia badly with a right hand to the chin in the first round, and again with a right hand to the body in the second, but at some point in the second round, Quigley broke his right hand on a shot to the top of Tapia's head, which resulted in a torn tendon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=1-19031379|title=Middleweight contender Jason "El Animal" Quigley S|date=5 April 2017}} From this point forward, Quigley could not be as effective with his right hand punches, and it became a fight of attrition. Quigley went back to boxing on the back foot and his superior technical skills earned him another wide unanimous decision (98–92, 99–91, 100–90).

On 29 May 2021, Quigley beat Shane Mosley Jr by majority decision in a 10 round contest. The scorecards were 95–95, 97–93, 96–94 in favor Quigley.{{Cite web |title=Quigley vs Mosley Jr - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets |url=https://box.live/fights/quigley-vs-mosley-jr/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Box.Live |language=en-US}}

On 19 November 2021, Jason Quigley fought Demetrius Andrade for the WBO middleweight title in his first career title fight. Andrade won the fight by technical knockout in the 2nd round.{{Cite web |title=Andrade vs Quigley - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets |url=https://box.live/fights/andrade-vs-quigley/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Box.Live |language=en-US}}

{{BoxingRecordSummary

|draws=

|nc=

|ko-wins=14

|ko-losses=2

|dec-wins=6

|dec-losses=1

|dq-wins=

|dq-losses=

}}

Quigley also plays football and hurling with his local club Seán Mac Cumhaills.{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Ferry|title=Quigley to feature in Senior 'C' final|work=Donegal News|date=10 October 2019|page=67|quote=Boxing star Jason Quigley will require a different type of gloves this Saturday as he lines out with Sean MacCumhaill's in the Senior 'C' Championship Final against St Eunan's. The 28-year-old has made his name between the ropes, but he has been mixing it up this summer, and lined out for MacCumhaill's junior hurlers, as well as their third football team.}}

{{reflist}}

• {{Boxrec|id=692831}}
• [https://box.live/boxers/jason-quigley/ Jason Quigley - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings] at [https://Box.Live Box.Live]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quigley, Jason}}

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists

Category:Dual players

Category:Irish male boxers

Category:Middleweight boxers

Category:People from Ballybofey

Category:Seán MacCumhaills Gaelic footballers

Category:Seán MacCumhaills hurlers

Category:Boxers from County Donegal

Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen