Tony Quigley (born 1 October 1984) is a British former

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who competed from 2004 to 2011. He held the

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super middleweight title in 2009.

Early professional career

Quigley's professional debut came on 26 February 2004 with a victory over David Pearson at the Kingsway Leisure Centre in

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. Over the next two years he won on six more occasions before on 14 October 2006 meeting fellow prospect

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at the

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. The fight was on the undercard to Joe Calzaghe's World title win against

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and resulted in a career first loss for the

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with Cleverly winning by stoppage in the 5th round of a six-round fight. Quigley returned to action early the following year defeating Dean Walker on 10 March 2007 at the Olympia in

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. Only four fights over the next two years saw Quigley improve his record to 12-1 by the beginning of 2009.

British champion

On 28 March 2009 Quigley fought fellow Liverpudlian

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at the Echo Arena in

for the full British title and won in an "epic" battle with both fighters under pressure for large sections of the fight. Quigley finally settled matters in the 12th round when a right hand put Dodson down and despite getting back up again, in enough trouble to cause the referee to step in and stop the fight. His reign as champion did not last for long however, as in his first defence, the title was lost to another fighter from Liverpool, Paul Smith. The fight, a split decision, on 30 October 2009 once again took place in the city at the Echo Arena and was described as a "brutal" contest with promoter Frank Warren promising a rematch between the two fighters.Mirror.co.uk , Paul Smith nicks Quigleys crown
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References

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