Jason Quigley doesn’t want to waste any more time on his mission to conquer the world.
Quigley won the NABO middleweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday and is primed to get a shot at a world title.
After defeating Shane Mosley Jr, Quigley called out the WBO world champion Demetrius ‘Boo Boo’ Andrade.
If the chance comes to face the American, Quigley — who turned 30 last month — won’t back down.
“Each fight now is going to be bigger than the last and that’s the way I want it to go,” he said.
“I am 30 years of age and, probably, this is the last chapter to my career and I just want to make it all worthwhile now.
“I want to give it absolutely everything I’ve got to grab every opportunity that comes my way with both hands and make every moment count.
“Since I started this game, I have wanted to be a World champion. If the opportunity came along and I got offered the Demetrius Andrade fight it would take a hell of a lot for me to turn that down.
“We have just got to see what comes along if that opportunity comes along, but I wouldn’t be the person who says no to that fight without a doubt.”
Last January, Andrade stopped Dubliner Luke Keeler in the ninth round and is unbeaten in 30 fights.
Quigley moved to 19-1 after a majority decision win at the weekend. The win is likely to move the Finn Valley puncher well into the top ten in the world rankings.
He said: “The Andrade fight is a very likely and a very easy fight to make because I have a version of the WBO belt now which is the legitimate one he has.
“He is an avoided fighter. He doesn’t get a lot of people calling him out, a lot of the big guns don’t really want to fight him because he is high risk with little reward.
“It is a good fight, get it made.”
Another option for Quigley could be a showdown with Jaime Munguia, a fellow Golden Boy Promotions boxer.
He said: “It would be a very easy fight to make. That fight should be a world title eliminator — then possibly fight Andrade.
“There are a lot of options out there. It is great to have that because before this fight all the options weren’t coming. It is like you are pushing for opportunities, you’re pushing to get your foot in the door to get that breakthrough fight. It is great to be in this position.”
Quigley went through the ropes at the weekend for the first time in 16 months.
A series of possible fights fell through the cracks, but Quigley returned with the best display of his professional career.
The former Irish amateur standout wants his latest win to act as a springboard.
He said: “I just want to stay busy, stay active. I want to keep fighting but I want every fight to be bigger than the last one.
“I don’t want to be taking any backward steps. I want to keep climbing the ladder. I want to keep making headlines as I push forwards towards that world title.
“Right now, I feel fresh as a daisy, fit as a fiddle. But it’s always been in my head that I wouldn’t like to be boxing past 35 years of age. So, I have five years now.
“I feel like this is the point, now, where I want to have big fights, good performances, world titles and really make a name for myself so I can leave the sport feeling fulfilled inwhat I’ve achieved in the game.”
