Jason Quigley aims to become a world champion this weekend when he faces Demetrius Andrade for the WBO World Middleweight title.
The Donegal man follows in the footsteps of fellow Irish fighter Luke Keeler, who was stopped in the ninth round of his bout with Andrade in January, 2020.
But Quigley is confident that he can shock the 30-0 fighter by becoming the first man to beat him and take the belt previously held by Andy Lee and Steve Collins back to Ireland once again.
Here's what you need to know about the bout:
Date
Early hours of Saturday, November 20, Irish time.
Venue
SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Time
The fight is expected to start around 3am Irish time.
Quotes corner
Jason Quigley: “It’s going to be very exciting. There’s nothing like the Irish fans and I cannot really imagine what it’s going to be like come fight night. We all know how loud and proud they are and that’s giving me more excitement, and these are the types of things as well that can get fighters through a difficult period of a fight.
“When you are in the ring and you are hurt, you go down, something is not going to plan - when you hear the crowd roaring you on that can give you the extra lift and percentage to get you over the line. Hopefully it won’t come to that, but I know that the support is going to be there and I’m grateful for the fans that have been messaging me and that are coming to the fight.
“In the build-up to the fight it’s about controlling emotions, the nervous energy, you have the natural excitement inside of course, but I have a job to do on November 19, to get in there and take care of business. That’s been the mindset for me, I have prepared as hard for this fight as any other that I’ve had.
“Of course, there’s more on the line than before, but it has to be business as usual. I have thoughts and visions of winning the belt and I am glad, because that shows that I have the self-belief that I can win this fight.”
Betting odds
Demetrius Andrade win: 1/14
Jason Quigley win: 7/1
Draw: 25/1
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