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Quigley takes silver following defeat

Jason Quigley has lost his World Championship final on a unanimous decision.  Quigley lost t...
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12.06 26 Oct 2013


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Quigley takes silver following defeat

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12.06 26 Oct 2013


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Jason Quigley has lost his World Championship final on a unanimous decision. 

Quigley lost to Kazakhstan’s Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in the final, losing all three rounds on the judge’s scorecards. The final scoring of the three rounds was 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, all to the Kazakh fighter.

Despite the defeat - Quigley's first in 33 fights - Quigley still becomes the first Irishman to win silver at the Boxing World Championships.

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Quigley was knocked to the canvas in the first round and despite recovering well was always chasing the fight from that point.


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