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Quigg sidelined until summer after hand surgery

Dan Rafael
December 13, 2014
Scott Quigg injured his hand against Hidenori Otake last month © Getty Images
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Scott Quigg will be sidelined until next summer after undergoing surgery on his injured hand this week.

The WBA super bantamweight champion suffered tendon tears in the middle and index knuckles on his right hand during his victory against Japan's Hidenori Otake in Liverpool on November 22.

Quigg had been scheduled to make his next defence March 28 in Manchester but he will instead sit out until the summer while recovering from the injury and surgery.

"Obviously it's disappointing not to be able to fight on March 28," Quigg said. "But I've had a great run of five fights in 18 months, four of them being world title fights.

"The rest will probably do my body good and then I will be looking to come back with a huge fight in early summer."

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn said: "We are disappointed for Scott that he cannot fight in March but we wish him all the best in his recovery.

"When he is back to full fitness there are some huge unification bouts out there for him and I am sure that, despite this setback, 2015 will still be a huge year for Scott."

This article originally appeared on ESPN.com

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