Scott Quigg really came of age on Saturday night when he took on British super bantamweight champion Jason Booth. From the off Quigg looked in control, getting off the faster shots and controlling the pace of the fight. The experienced Jason Booth seemingly had no answer to the younger man, even asking his corner at the end of the fifth round when Quigg was going to tire. He started the sixth and seventh rounds with good intentions but could not stop Quigg coming forward and ultimately paid the price with it in the form of a flush left hook to the head in the sixth. His corner could see the writing on the wall and Jason Booth retired on his stool after the seventh round.
There are many who predicted that Scott Quigg would face the toughest test of his career last Saturday at the Reebok Stadium. Ultimately though it is obvious that Booth’s warrior style and tough fights have taken their toll. The knockout by Martinez, wars with Molitor and Jamie Arthur have had a significant effect on Jason Booth and it is clear he cannot operate above British level any more. As for Scott Quigg, well the torch has been passed and for the unbeaten British champion a fight with ‘The Jackal’ Carl Frampton looms.
On the undercard of the Quigg – Booth fight, Welshman Kerry Hope took on once beaten Tony Hill in a British middleweight title eliminator. The fight was a fascinating affair with Hope the much busier fighter, landing flurries of punches to the head and fighting in close. However, Hill was landing the cleaner shots and as the fight progressed it was hard to take your pick. Going into the tenth and final round the fight was even when Hope landed a beautifully times short left hook to the head of Hill. Hill wavered like a tree in the wind before landing on the canvas. For Hope, the fight was won and dreams of progressing an unsettled career to a British title fight were reignited.
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