Scott Quigg vs. Tshifhiwa Munyai: Fight Time, Date, Live Stream, TV Info, More

WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg is back in action on Saturday, defending his title against South African Tshifhiwa Munyai.

The Bury-born star was originally set to take on Venezuelan hard-hitter Nehomar Cermeno, but he was forced to withdraw due to visa issues.

According to BoxRec, Quigg will be looking to take his unbeaten record to 30 fights with victory over Munyai in Manchester, but he’ll face a tough test against the man nicknamed the Atomic Spider.

Venue: Phones 4u Arena, Manchester

Date: Saturday, 19 April

Time: 7:30 p.m. BST/2:30 p.m. ET

TV Info: Sky Sports 2 (UK only)

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK only)

Quigg’s last fight came back in November, again at the Phones 4u Arena, where he demolished Diego Oscar Silva after just two rounds.

It was the 25-year-old’s second fight as the WBA super bantamweight champion, and he breezed through the bout with consummate professionalism as the chief-support to Carl Froch and George Groves’ battle, as bet365 reported:

He’s looking to take similar form into Saturday’s fight with Munyai and said that he’s in the best possible shape to do that, according to Sky Sports:

"This is the best Scott Quigg there has ever been. I have improved as a fighter skill-wise, I am physically more mature and mentally I am in a good place. Every box is ticked and this is the best Scott Quigg anybody will have ever seen."

His opponent, meanwhile, Munyai, has won worldwide plaudits for the way that he’s matured as a fighter over the past few years.

Per BoxRec, the 28-year-old has lost just two fights during his 11 years as a professional and was praised by Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn ahead of his meeting with Quigg—as Dan Rafael via ESPN.co.uk revealed:

"It's a great fight for Scott and in my opinion a much tougher test than Cermeno. Munyai is no stranger to these shores and is in impressive form coming into the fight.”

Indeed, Munyai has fought six times in the UK, with his most recent bout against Osumanu Akaba in 2008 the only time that he’s failed to record a win on British soil.

While Munyai packs a strong punch and has improved his agility of late, Quigg should have no issue in disposing of the South African in Manchester.

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In front of a home crowd, with 20,000-plus fans cheering him on, Quigg with be looking to enjoy himself on Saturday; and you may see another quickly decided bout as the Englishman’s title defence goes on.