By Matthew Wilson
Fight Night at the Valley 2 took place on Saturday and it proved to be a resounding success, with a packed out crowd assembling for the event.
The show was the third fight night organised by local boxing legend Jason Quigley alongside Sheer Sports Promotion.
The previous two, Rumble in the Hills and Fight Night at the Valley, were a smash hit and Saturday night’s showcase was no different.
A great night was had where a host of local names showcased their talents and promoter Quigley was thrilled with the success of the show that he helped to put on.
“It was fantastic, the second professional show that we’ve done here now and I think we’ve upped it to another level.
“I’m absolutely delighted with the crowd and the atmosphere but most importantly the fighters and the performance that they put in.
“I’m really proud of the fighters tonight. It was a fantastic night, fantastic performances and they’re moving in the right direction.”
The night was well supported by friends and families of the boxers which helped to sell-out seated tickets well in advance of the show.
The demand was still high beyond this point and this led them to organise standing tickets in order to meet the demand to attend the show.
It displays the enthusiasm and interest in these events in the local area and Quigley was pleased that they were able to facilitate everyone that wanted to come along.
“Absolutely, the demand was crazy. Once you say that things are sold out, people want it. We’re human beings, we’re told we can’t have something so we want it.
“It’s even better for you when you sell-out and you have a bit of room for standing because it worked to our benefit as we got another great crowd in.
“It’s local to me, it’s on my door step. I don’t want to be telling people that you can’t come or there’s no tickets available.
“We’re very happy with the Finn Valley, the BUI and everybody like that for working things out and opening it up for standing and making adjustments.”
The dust is only settling on the action packed night of boxing that unfolded at the Finn Valley Centre on Saturday but there’s already plans in place for the next installment of Donegal shows.
Quigley and Sheer Sports Promotions will be returning back to where it started at the Aura Leisure Complex this October, a year on from their first event.
The work that’s been carried out over the last 10 months has been exceptional, helping Irish boxers to work their way up the professional ladder, and Quigley said it’s key to now ‘keep the ball rolling’.
“Absolutely, we’re going to keep the ball rolling. We’re going on October 17th now at the Aura Complex in Letterkenny, Rumble in the Hills will be back.
“Let’s keep the ball rolling. We’re building the foundations nicely now and it’s all about keeping the show on the road.”