The Impressive Jono Carroll came of age domestically, but in truth, Scott Quigg was a shell of his former self up after fourteen months out.
Fighting at the super-featherweight limit for only the third time, Quigg looked old and tired at the tender age of 31.
Carroll dominated the fight from start to finish and could have been declared the winner at any time after the seventh round.
Instead, Quigg’s corner held a conference for most of the next four sessions. Essentially they were debating whether to stop it.
Well, in the eighth it should have been, although the annihilation continued – sadly until the eleventh.
‘King Kong’ proved there’s much more to come after he lost his first world title fight to Tevin Farmer. Whilst hopefully, Quigg will turn his hand to coaching after a hard career.
In the aftermath, Quigg admitted he has to think long and hard about where his future lies.
Zach Parker became the mandatory challenger for Billy Joe Saunders with a late knockout of Rohan Murdock. Steadily chipping away at the world rankings, Parker can now call himself the number one contender the WBO super-middleweight strap.
Parker got the TKO after dropping Murdock in the eleventh. Hughie Fury 📷 Dave Thompson
In the co-feature to Quigg vs Carroll, Hughie Fury scored a third-round TKO of a saggy and out-classed Pavel Sour.
Fury dropped the hapless Czech in the second before picking up where he left off to force the end.
Sour’s corner threw in the towel in order to save their man from further Fury punishment.
Under the tutelage of Dominic Ingle for the first time, Robbie Davies Jr. put his loss to Lewis Ritson firmly behind him. The likable Scouser was never in any danger against Damian Yapur and racked up session after session to shake off a little ring rust.
In the end, Davies took the spoils 80-72 and promised fans a big fight to come in 2020.
