Donegal’s Jason Quigley suffered three knockdowns in the opening two rounds of his WBO middleweight title fight against Demetrius ‘Boo Boo’ Andrade in New Hampshire in the early hours of Saturday morning.
3 knockdowns in 2 rounds. Win by KO for Demetrius Andrade. What a performance.#AndradeQuigley | @autozone pic.twitter.com/S3gTUy2OGE
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) November 20, 2021
Quigley was dropped three times in the opening six minutes of the contest, with the referee calling a halt after the third knockdown in round two.
It was Andrade’s 31st pro win.
He has yet to lose a fight in his professional career.
The Donegal man was without his coach and former World Middleweight Champion Andy Lee on the night.
Lee was unable to travel to the US for the fight because of a visa issue.
Speaking after the fight, Quigley said: “I feel disappointed. I’m disappointed that it was over so quickly. I was put down, yeah, but it was like a flash knockdown and I felt as if there was a lot more in me and a lot more to give.
“I’m disappointed that I didn’t have the time to give more. I feel very disappointed for all of the fans who travelled over and came to support me. They didn’t get the right chance to have a better atmosphere.
“I was put down, but I wasn’t hurt. Everything the ref asked me to do, I did it: Take a step left, take a step right, I was almost doing it before him.
“I’m disappointed with my own performance. I was happy with the way things were going. I was doing the things me and Andy had planned on doing. I felt comfortable. I didn’t feel in danger until he landed. Even when I got up, I didn’t feel that I was in trouble.
“I’m looking forward to spending time with my family and having a good time with them over Christmas. I put a lot of time and dedication into this fight. I’m not even going to think about what’s next. I want to spend some time with my family first.”
Quigley subsequently confirmed in a social media post that he suffered a broken jaw in the opening round of Saturday’s contest.
— Jason Quigley (@jay_quigley) November 21, 2021
