JONO CARROLL wrecked Scott Quigg’s homecoming and left the Bury hero’s career hanging in the balance with a boxing masterclass.
After 18 months sidelined with injury – and three years without a fight in the UK – Quigg returned to face the Irish super-featherweight at the Manchester Arena riddled with ring rust.
Jono Carroll impressed on his way to a brilliant win over Scott QuiggCredit: PA:Press Association
Former world champ Quigg saw his corner throw in the towel after he was dominatedCredit: Reuters
The former super-bantamweight world champion was battered from the opening bell and trainer Joe Gallagher finally threw in the towel after 11 one-sided rounds.
Southpaw Carroll could not miss for the full half hour and all of the power Quigg carried in his old lower division suddenly vanished.
The 31-year-old was wobbled three times by Carroll, who he accused of being “feather-fisted”, but never stopped marching forward.
But Dublin hero Carroll, 27, boxed superbly on the backfoot, scoring with a range of shots to Quigg’s battered head and body.
‘King Kong’ Carroll said: “I feel like this is my time to shine. This is what dreams are made of.
“Scott Quigg was one of my idols growing up but now he knows this feather fists have a bit of power.
“We needed to be smart and use our heads and I did all that, we stuck to a gameplan.
“I am almost 28, gaining my power and I am feeling really good in the ring.”
Carroll impressed dishing out punishment and controlling the action from the first roundCredit: Reuters
Quigg’s career now hangs in the balance after he struggledCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Battered Quigg said: “He was the better man on the night, from the fourth round I did not feel it was there, I was just chasing him.
“Training had gone fantastic but doing in the gym and in the ring are totally different things.
“I am a realist, I don’t kid anyone, this was a must-win fight and at my peak I would have won it, he would not have lived with me.
“On that performance I don’t know what I have left. If it is the end, I achieved everything I ever wanted to, world champion and sold out arenas. If this is it, thanks to all of my fans.”
HUGHIE FURY blasted out Pavel Sour in one of the best performances of his heavyweight career.
The 25-year-old cousin of WBC king Tyson Fury has now suffered three defeats at elite level and looked short of the power needed to be a world champ.
But he blitzed the Czech slugger inside three one-sided rounds, dropping him twice before his white towel was thrown in to rescue him.
And Hughie wanted all the praise to go to his father and trainer Peter, he said: “I have been working on a lot of things with my dad, like switching to southpaw and letting my shots go.
“I am improving all of the time and my dad deserves all the credit because he is the mastermind.”
Hughie Fury blasted his way to a convincing win over Pavel SourCredit: PA:Press Association
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
