Scott Quigg wants to return with world title fight in September
Wednesday 20 April 2016 09:49, UK
Scott Quigg hopes to return to fight Guillermo Rigondeaux for a vacant WBA world title in September.
Quigg (31-1-2-KO23) handed over the WBA super-bantamweight belt to Carl Frampton in March after a points defeat; a bout the Mancunian claims he won despite sustaining a broken jaw.
But Quigg believes the Northern Irishman, who also holds the IBF crown, will vacate rather than face the WBA's champion 'in recess' Rigondeaux (16-0-KO10), who recently pulled out of a scheduled UK debut against Jazza Dickens.
Hopefully we can go straight back in for a world title. Forget the injury or the jaw. I want to be back where I feel like I belong - at the top.
Quigg told Sky Sports: "I had an X-ray on Tuesday. Everything is healing fine. It's knitted back together. They say it takes six weeks for a fracture to heal then it's got to set and get stronger.
"I've got another two months before I can start sparring again. As soon as I can fight again, and I'm looking at September or October, then I want to be back where I belong with the biggest fight possible.
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"Hopefully we can go straight back in for a world title. Forget the injury or the jaw. I want to be back where I feel like I belong - at the top. I want to be in with the biggest opponent I can be in with because I want to prove that I'm the best.
"Obviously Frampton has both belts. I don't think he'll fight Rigondeaux and the WBA belt will become vacant then. I'd be happy to take that straight away."
Reflecting on the unification clash at the Manchester Arena, Quigg added: "I've watched the fight back six or seven times and I believe I won the fight by a round a couple of times and I gave it a draw on one occasion. I knew it was a close fight but I believe I won the fight.
"I'm not going to sit here and say it was the wrong decision - he got it and fair play to him. I felt very comfortable in there and I could see everything he was doing."
