Boxing
Jason Quigley is hoping for an Irish takeover for his world title fight against Demetrius Andrade
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Preparations are well under way for Jason Quigley who faces Demetrius Andrade for the WBO world middleweight title on November 19.
While Quigley is having to take on Andrade in his own backyard, the Andy Lee trained fighter is hoping he can attract a huge Irish following from Boston who will make the trip to the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
"This will be the next best thing to a hometown fight for me. I’ve seen the support I’ve had when I boxed in Boston twice. Those fights were nowhere near the magnitude of this one." Quigley told Irish Boxing.
"I’m expecting massive Irish support. The Irish will outweigh Andrade fans come fight night."
Andrade has made four defences of his WBO belt since beating Walter Kautondokwa in October 2018, but is often criticised for not taking the big fights despite chasing the likes of Gennadiy Golovkin and the other world champions at middlweight.
While Andrade is not a name that will draw huge numbers in ticket sales, Quigley agrees with the notion that the American is a fighter who is often avoided.
"He is a great champion. He has been very avoided in the fight game because of his ability, because of how good he is," Quigley said.
"Any of the other world champions out there have avoided him because it’s a big risk for them to take."
Watch highlights of Andrade's most recent title defence against Liam Williams below.
