Last Updated on November 11, 2021 11:00 pm by Erwin Noguera
Jason Robert Quigley is an Irish professional boxer born 19 May 1991. He held the WBC-NABF middleweight title from 2017 to 2019 and currently holds the WBO–NABO middleweight title.
Early years
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.
In 2009, Quigley participated in the European Youth Championships in Szezecin; defeating Emil Ahmadov of Azerbaijan 6-1 in the 69 kg final, to take home gold.
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.
Quigley boxed in the WSB for the 2011-2012 season, organized by the AIBA. The competition was designed to offer professional boxing without competitors having to forfeit their amateur status.
Last Decade
In May 2012, Quigley competed at the ‘Algirdas Socikas’ Multi-Nations tournament in Kaunas, Lithuania, taking gold against Denmark’s Matouk Belai with another dominant 18-5 win in the final.
Quigley won his next gold at the 2012 European U23 Championships, in Kaliningrad, Russia, where he met Germany’s Dennis Radovan in the final, winning by a 17-11 decision at Kaliningrad’s Sports Palace.
In March 2013, Quigley took gold at the Ústí nad Labem Grand Prix in the Czech Republic.
In June, he won gold again in the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk.
Quigley’s final amateur medal came in October when he claimed silver at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty.
Boxing Profile – Jason Quigley – Championship fights.
WBC-NABF Middleweight Title:
- Quigley vs. Tapia
On 23 March, 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. It 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.
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.
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 a wide unanimous decision (98-92, 99-91, 100-90).
- Quigley vs. Freddy Hernandez:
Jason Quigley defended his NABF Middleweight Title with a 10-round unanimous decision victory against Freddy “El Riel” Hernandez.
This took place in the main event of the Oct. 18 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
Quigley won the match in dominant fashion with the judges’ scores of 98-92, 98-92, and 99-91.
- Quigley vs. Tureano Johnson:
Despite Johnson facing the stronger opposition of the two; Quigley was the favorite going into the fight.
Johnson entered the bout winless in his previous two bouts, a loss to middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko and a draw against Fernando Castaneda on Feb. 9.
Both fighters stood in the pocket from the opening bell.
It was an even bout until round four when Johnson’s punches began to take their toll on Quigley.
After the end of the ninth round, Quigley’s corner told referee Eddie Hernandez to stop the bout.
WBO-NABO Middleweight Title:
- Quigley vs. Shane Mosley Jr.:
The Donegal middleweight squeezed past son-of-a-legend Shane Mosley Jr in an enthralling fight at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas’s Mandalay Bay Hotel.
Quigley picked up a majority decision win and the WBO-NABO ranking title following a grueling contest in which he grew into the fight, using all his guts and guile in the closing rounds to grind out the victory down the stretch.
It was tight and certainly tense with many believing the American had the better of the first half and Quigley having the better of the second five rounds.
The judges seemed to agree and backed up general continuous with their scoring of the fight.
The 30-year-old was awarded the last five rounds by one judge and four of the last five stanza’s by the other two proving his performance down the stretch was crucial.
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