After winning ten of his first thirteen fights he beat Jimmy Phelan in September 1996 to take the BBBofC Central Area lightweight title.
[1] He made a successful defence of the British title in April 1998 against Matt Brown, but lost it six months later when he was stopped in the tenth round by Bobby Vanzie.
Two months later he dropped back down to lightweight to challenge for Colin Dunne's WBU World title; Rigby retired after the tenth round.
[3] He made a second defence of his World super lightweight title in November 2002, losing on points to the undefeated Gary Ryder.
[4] After 18 months out of the ring he returned in May 2004 to challenge for Tony Montana's BBBofC Central Area super lightweight title, losing on points.