confirmed as Quigg's opponent at the Manchester Arena on 10 December. The fight would also be for the WBA International Featherweight title. Cayetano made weight at second attempt. Quigg stopped Cayetano in the 9th round in his debut at featherweight, dropping Cayetano with a right hand to the head in the 9th. Terry O’Connor stopped the fight immediately, as Cayetano was too hurt to get up and resume fighting. The official time of the stoppage was at 1:23 of round 9. On 20 February 2017, Quigg announced that he had parted ways with long time trainer Joe Gallagher. He confirmed he would be travelling to the United States to train with hall of famer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles. "I have moved up to featherweight with the goal of becoming a two-weight world champion. I need a fresh challenge to help me grow," Quigg said. Quigg had been training with Gallagher for six years. Quigg against 35-year-old Romanian boxer Viorel Simion (21–1, 9 KOs) was the first bout added to the undercard of the mega fight between Klitschko vs. Joshua at Wembley Stadium in London on 29 April 2017. Simion was known to the British public for his losing effort to Lee Selby in 2013. A week before the fight, IBF revealed the fight would be a final eliminator for their world title. At the time of the fight, Quigg was ranked number 6 by the IBF. Roach claimed that Quigg 'works harder than Pacquiao', stating, "His work ethic is great and we've seen a lot of really good changes already in the gym." Quigg also said that he felt like a "a different fighter". Quigg became a step closer to fighting for the IBF featherweight title when he was taken the distance but won by comfortable margins. Two judges scored the fight 117–111 and 117–111 whilst the third judge scored it closer 115–113 all in favour of Quigg. Simion started off well winning the first couple of rounds. Over the next 8 rounds, Quigg took over landing the better shots. Simion landed clean shots, non-of which did any damage to Quigg. His best moment came in round 7,. when he landed a right hand to Simion's head, which backed him up. Quigg admitted the fight was tough. "It was hard work, but I was in control at all the times. First fight with Freddie,