Scott Quigg loses title shot after missing weight ahead of Oscar Valdez bout

Scott Quigg's hopes of becoming a two-division world champion were lost on the scales as he weighed in 2.8lbs over the featherweight limit ahead of his bout against Oscar Valdez.

Scott Quigg loses title shot after missing weight ahead of Oscar Valdez bout

Scott Quigg's hopes of becoming a two-division world champion were lost on the scales as he weighed in 2.8lbs over the featherweight limit ahead of his bout against Oscar Valdez.

Quigg was bidding to wrench the WBO featherweight crown away from his hard-hitting Mexican opponent at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, this weekend but came into Friday's weigh-in at 128.8lbs.

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