Scott Quigg vs Hidenori Otake - 22 November 2014

Quigg's fifth defence will form part of the Sky Sports Box Office bill at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22.

His opponent is a Japanese champion ranked third in the IBF list and fighting outside his home country for the first time in 26 contests (22-1-3).

Quigg told Sky Sports News: "I've not got too much footage of him so I'm not up to date with his style, but I know he's got good reviews and is highly thought of with the world governing bodies."

The Bury man's longer-term aim is an all-British showdown with Belfast's IBF champ Carl Frampton, and preliminary talks have taken place between the two camps.

"I know Eddie Hearn's spoken to the McGuigans (Frampton's representatives) - just early talks," Quigg said. "It's the fight all the fans want, it's the fight I want and the fight Carl Frampton wants so it's just about us getting that fight made.

"There are obstacles. I've got this November 22 fight and Carl has a mandatory defence in January or February.

"Once we both take care of business it's a fight that must happen - not only for British boxing but for me and Carl. We both deserve this massive fight and I truly believe I'd come out on top."

Quigg-Otake is the latest addition to next month's bill on a night when some of British boxing's biggest names will be in action.

Tony Bellew will be out to avenge his 2011 defeat to rival Nathan Cleverly in the cruiserweight main event, while Olympic gold medallists James DeGale and Anthony Joshua also return to the ring.

Yorkshire's WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonell and Liverpool brothers Callum and Stephen Smith are also confirmed, and promoter Hearn expects to announce another huge contest on Thursday.

Unreal. Biggest joke champion in history.

Enough said.

I for one won't he tuning in....he should blast the lad out in a round. Handily.

Step up and fight someone Quigg FFS. Your becoming the laughing stock of boxing in the UK.

I had to look this guy up. Never heard of him. Now I know why.

Did the same catch. Boxrec'd him and hr seems to fight in the same hall all the time in Tokyo. Never fought anyone apart from the average pub fighter.

Gets a shot with Quigg, jumps to number 3

Hey Otake is an oriental wrecking machine didn't you know. Adam Smith told me

Cheers Rodders

You would know that how MM8?

Not defending this fight in the slightest but I doubt any of us are in a position to say too much about the Japanese domestic scene so I for one have no expectations and why would I when I haven't seen one of the boxers actually fight. Alongside the Thai boxers the Japanese are the hardest to judge.

Fair one hammer. But they don't have the best of records mate and having smashed their details in YouTube , only a few pop up, and they ain't very good.

Its a nonsense fight. Keeps Hearn sweet with the IBF though.

mobilemaster8 wrote:Did the same catch. Boxrec'd him and hr seems to fight in the same hall all the time in Tokyo. Never fought anyone apart from the average pub fighter.

Gets a shot with Quigg, jumps to number 3

To be fair the hall he fights out of is one of Tokyo's big attractions for fight fans, its steeped in history and if you are a boxer in Japan (especially Tokyo) its the place you want to fight out of.

It's hard to completely right off this guy he has a shout at being Japan's best Super Bantam and they can produce some good little guys. Problem being my knowledge along with many of the Japan domestic scene is pretty dire, its hard to judge how strong it is.

Happy days keep Quigg winning until Frampton knocks his head off next summer ina block buster.

World Championship fight!!! Stacked card!!!! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

WOOOO!

Dreadful undercard for a ppv fight. Hearn could have made a good night on domestic grudges if he was willing to supplement it with fights like Quigg v Galahad, Smith v Fielding, Joshua v Price, McDonnell v Hall etc