Peter Quillin

Peter Quillin
Statistics
Real name	Peter Quillin
Nickname(s)	Kid Chocolate
Rated at	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Nationality	Cuban, American
Born	June 22, 1983 Chicago, Illinois
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	31
Wins by KO	22
Losses	0
Draws	1
No contests	0

Peter Quillin (born June 22, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and currently resides in New York City is an undefeated American professional boxer and the former WBO Middleweight Champion.^[1]

Amateur career

During his amateur boxing career he had 15 fights.^[2]

Nickname

Quillin's father was born and raised in Cuba. Peter was given the nickname of former World Champion, Cuban Kid Chocolate due to their physical resemblance and Quillin's Cuban heritage.

Professional career

Quillin turned professional in New York and signed with Cedric Kushner.

In April 2008, Quillin dominated former contender Antwun Echols.

On June 11, 2008, Peter defeated Dionisio Miranda by unanimous decision at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. Quillin won most of the early rounds of the fight and was cruising Miranda in the seventh round. Peter would recover well in the eight round, after being caught by Dionisio. Then Quillin fought the last two rounds of the fight effectively, with the final judges’ scores being 97-92, 97-92 and 97-93.^[3]

In April 2010, Peter moved from New York City to Los Angeles to train with 4-time trainer of the year Freddie Roach.^[4]

On April 29, 2011, Quillin stopped title contender Jesse Brinkley to win the vacant United States Boxing Organisation Super Middleweight Championship in Reno, Nevada.^[5]

On July 23, 2011, Quillin defeated late substitute Jason LeHoullier in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although there were no knockdowns, LeHoullier was outclassed.^[6]

On November 5, 2011, Quillin made his HBO debut, stopping Craig McEwan in the 6th round in Cancun, Mexico. Then in June 2012 he fought Winky Wright, winning by unanimous decision and making Wright retire.

On September 4, 2014, Quillin vacated his WBO 160 pound title instead of facing the mandatory challenger Matvey Korobov for a purse that would have been over three times greater than any previous purse Quillin had received in his career.^[7]

On April 11, 2015, Quillin returned to the ring to fight "Irish" Andy Lee at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY in his Premier Boxing Champions debut, live on NBC.^[8] Due to not making weight at the weigh-in however, Quillin was ineligible to win Lee's WBO World Middleweight Title. In the first round, Quillin dropped Lee hard with an overhand right near the end of round one, and scored a questionable knockdown in round 3 when he stood on Lee's foot and tripped him. In round 7 however, Quillin tasted the canvas for the first time himself on a Lee right hook. The rest of the fight Lee boxed consistently as Quillin's work rate and accuracy dropped. By the end of the 12th round, the fight was scored 113-112 for Lee, 113-112 for Quillin, and 113-113, making the official result of the fight a split draw, and Lee remains the WBO World Middleweight Champion.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (22 knockouts, 9 decisions), 0 Losses (0 knockouts, 0 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Draw	31-0-1	Andy Lee	SD	12	11/04/2015	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York	Lee's WBO Middleweight not at stake as Quillin failed to make weight.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31-0	Lukas Konecny	UD	12	19/04/2014	DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia	Retained WBO World Middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	30-0	Gabriel Rosado	TKO	10 (12)	26/10/2013	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBO World Middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-0	Fernando Guerrero	TKO	7 (12)	27/04/2013	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York	Retained WBO World Middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-0	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	UD	12	20/10/2012	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York	Won WBO World Middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-0	Winky Wright	UD	10	02/06/2012	Home Depot Center, Carson, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-0	Craig McEwan	TKO	6 (10)	05/11/2011	Centro de Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-0	Jason LeHoullier	TKO	5 (10)	23/07/2011	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-0	Jesse Brinkley	TKO	3 (10)	29/04/2011	Reno Events Center, Reno, Nevada	Win United States Boxing Organisation super middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-0	Dennis Sharpe	TKO	4 (8)	11/02/2011	Sports Center, Fairfield, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-0	Martin Desjardins	KO	1 (10)	18/12/2010	Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-0	Fernando Zuniga	UD	10	06/02/2010	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-0	Sam Hill	TKO	10 (10)	17/09/2008	Verizon Wireless Arena, New Hampshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-0	Dionisio Miranda	UD	10	11/06/2008	Hard Rock Times Square, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-0	Antwun Echols	UD	10	16/04/2008	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-0	Thomas Brown	KO	2 (6)	23/02/2008	Madison Square Garden, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-0	Troy Lowry	TKO	2 (8)	13/12/2007	Roseland Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-0	Jesse Orta	UD	6	05/09/2007	Cipriani Wall Street, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-0	Jose Humberto Corral	KO	1 (8)	18/08/2007	South Town Exhibition Center, Sandy, Utah
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-0	Jamaal Davis	UD	8	09/06/2007	Madison Square Garden, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-0	Victor Paz	TKO	2 (6)	18/05/2007	Beacon Theatre, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-0	Alexander Pacheco Quiroz	TKO	1 (6)	26/04/2007	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-0	Nathan Martin	TKO	2 (6)	10/03/2007	Madison Square Garden, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-0	Steve Walker	TKO	1 (6)	22/02/2007	Roseland Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-0	David Estrada	TKO	1 (6)	03/11/2006	Roseland Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-0	Brad Austin	TKO	2 (6)	20/09/2006	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0	William Prieto	KO	1 (4)	26/07/2006	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0	Eddie O'Neal	KO	1 (4)	10/06/2006	Madison Square Garden, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0	Tomas Padron	UD	4	20/04/2006	Grand Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Willie Cruz	TKO	2 (4)	20/04/2006	Madison Square Garden, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Antwuan Hedgemond	TKO	1 (4)	04/08/2005	Grand Ballroom, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Anthony Hunter	TKO	1 (4)	09/06/2005	Grand Ballroom, New York	Quillin debut

External Links

·Fighter Profile on Premier Boxing Champions Website
·Peter Quillin | Official Website

References