Jason Quigley is a 34-year-old Irish professional boxer who has made a name for himself in the middleweight division of Golden Boy Promotion. Throughout his career in the ring, he has faced many opponents and garnered lots of recognition like a gold medal for his country at the European Amateur Boxing Championships as well as individual titles.
Aside from his career which boxing aficionados follow keenly, he has enjoyed the support of his parents, Muriel Quigley and Conor Quigley who trained him and his younger sister, Jayde. Also, Jason is married to April McManus.
He was Born and Raised in the Irish Town of Ballybofey, Donegal
Jason Robert Quigley was born on May 19, 1991, and he is currently -years old. Based on the records, he was born in Ballybofey, a town located on the South bank of River Finn, County Donegal.
Regarding his education, it is assumed that he attended local schools in his hometown in Donegal County. He discovered boxing at a young age and since he did his first drills in the kitchen of his childhood home, Quigley never turned back.
Let’s Meet Jason Quigley’s Parents
Muriel Quigley and Conor Quigley are the parents of Jason. They are not as well known, yet, they have supported his rise into the star he is today.
Conor Quigley
Conor was a former national boxing champion turned coach. After he left boxing, he focused on coaching and even reached the position of three-star status. He completed his coaching course at the AIBA World Elite Senior championships in 2013.
Unsurprisingly, he dedicated his coaching skills to building his son’s career. From a young age, Conor started training Jason in their Kitchen as mentioned earlier before reaching competitive levels years later. Together with his father, Jason enjoyed a successful amateur career in which he represented the national team at different tournaments. He was able to garner recognitions and medals including a gold and silver medal.
While his career seemed to be moving forward, Jason and his father fell apart, shortly before he turned professional in 2014. Like many athletes whose career is influenced by their parents, they had differences that they could not agree on and this forced him to split from his father. While his father felt left behind by his son who moved to the US and joined Golden Boy promotion, the combat sports fighter maintains that Conor remains his father and he is grateful for what he has done for his career.
Muriel Quigley
Like his father, his mother Muriel is a proud parent that is always cheering for her son. Notably, he still has a good relationship with his mother and he shows this through anniversary and birthday shoutouts on his social media pages.
Muriel revealed she started supporting his interest in boxing from a young age. Over the years, she has not stopped this whether while in Ireland or in the US. In order to keep up with his matches outside his native home, she takes her laptop and watches from afar. While recalling her earliest reactions, the proud mother reveals she is always anxious to attend his fight due to safety concerns.
Jason is Not the Only Child of his Parents
While the former gold and silver medalist for the national team of Ireland made a name for himself since his amateur days, not many are aware that he has another sibling. He has a younger sister named Jayde Quigley.
From what we gathered, she graduated from the Atlantic Technological University in 2020
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The Middleweight Fighter is Married to Sierra
Aside from the fearful skills that he uses to tackle opponents, Jason is really a romantic man who is currently married to April McManus. The pair were in a long time relationship before they decided to walk down the aisle in April 2023.
It would be recalled that April who has a daughter, Sierra from a previous relationship is often behind the scene cheering her man. While it is unclear when they became a pair, one of their loved-up updates was in November 2021 when they decorated a Christmas tree ahead of The Late Late Toy Show.
Over the years, they have given snippets into their love lives through social media updates. From what we observed of these updates, the pair is head over heels in love. Also, Jason has a cordial relationship with Sierra who he treats as his own.
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