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10th Dec 2016

Scott Quigg back with a bang after brutal KO on Joshua undercard

Some power there.

JOE

Scott Quigg has had plenty of time to reflect after losing his WBA super-bantamweight title to Carl Frampton back in February.

The Bury-born boxer had not fought since that split-decision defeat, thanks largely to his recovery from a broken jaw, but he returned to the scene of the setback to make amends in style against Mexico’s Jose Cayetano.

Quigg was making his featherweight debut against Cayetano, and any concerns that his punching power might be blunted were put to one side in the ninth round.

A flurry of punches from the 28-year-old brought the fight to an end, ensuring Quigg ended the night with the WBA International featherweight title to his name.

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Cayetano had been on a three-fight winning streak before facing the Brit on an intriguing card which also included Anthony Joshua’s title defence against Éric Molina and Conor Benn’s first-round stoppage of Steve Backhouse.

And the manner of Quigg’s return certainly caught the eye – showing that there was far more to the card than the Joshua-Molina bout.

So, what next for Quigg? With Frampton continuing his featherweight series against Léo Santa Cruz next month, perhaps we’ll get a chance for a repeat of February’s bout, only at a different weight.

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