The two best super-bantamweights in British boxing Rendall Munroe and
Scott Quigg will face off on June 16th in Manchester for the interim
WBA title.
Ricky Hatton, who is the promoter of both fighters had this to say: "I
think Rendall Munroe, Scott Quigg, the two best in the division, with
Carl Frampton waiting in the wings, is an exciting time for British
boxing. ... Ideally the winner of (Quigg-Monroe), I would like him to
fight Carl Frampton. ... It's up to us promoters to get it on. ...
Carl's not ranked in the world rankings yet. His ability is -- I'm a
big fan. ... He's a hugely exciting prospect. He's ranked No. 3 in
Britain, but nowhere in the world rankings."
However, Carl Frampton and his manager Barry McGuigan believe that 'The
Jackal' is the No.1 super-bantamweight in Britain although he has only
had half of the amount of fights that both Quigg and Munroe have had.
Frampton is promoted by Eddie Hearn and Matchroom boxing who recently worked with Hatton Promotions on March 17th for the fight between Kell
Brook and Ricky's little brother Matthew Hatton in Sheffield. The fight
sold around 10,000 tickets.
Quigg has a record of 24-0, 17 KO with his last fight being a victory
over Jamie Arthur where he was knocked down in the 4th round but went
on to stop Arthur in the 8th round.
Munroe (24-2, 10 KO) had his last fight against Jose Saez on the same
card. He stopped Saez in just 2 minutes 50 seconds in his third
straight win since losing to Toshiaki Nishioka in October 2010.
'The Boxing Bin Man' will definitely be Quigg's toughest opponent in
his career so far. It is a great period for the British
super-bantamweight division with three top quality fighters in business
with prospects such as Kid Galahad looking to join them.
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