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Listen: Andy Lee says Jason Quigley ‘exorcised a lot of demons’ with win

written by Chris McNulty December 6, 2019
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ANDY Lee believes that Jason Quigley exorcised some demons with his win over Abraham Cordero.

By Chris McNulty in California. Pictures by Valentin Romero

Quigley stopped the Mexican in the third round in California overnight.

Former world champion Lee has been training Quigley since he got back to work following his first pro defeat against Tureano Johnson in July.

And Quigley began the new partnership with a victory. 

“I think it’s good on a number of levels,” Lee explained. 

“He had to exorcise a lot of demons. That was more of a personal, internal fight that he had to go through as well as the fight in the ring.”

Quigley was a tad hesitant at time early in the first, but there was nothing backward about the flurry of shots that halted the bout.

Lee said: “It was a good finish. He rushed it a little bit, but that was a release. You could see months of frustration, depression, sadness and anger coming out. It was a good win against an experienced, seasoned opponent.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: Andy Lee says Jason Quigley ‘exorcised a lot of demons’ with win was last modified: December 6th, 2019 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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