Peter Quillin

For the 1930s boxer Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo better known by the nickname "Kid Chocolate", see Kid Chocolate.
Peter Quillin

Quillin in 2011
Statistics
Nickname(s) Kid Chocolate
Rated at Middleweight
Super middleweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1983-06-22) June 22, 1983
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 34
Wins 32
Wins by KO 23
Losses 1
Draws 1

Peter Quillin (born June 22, 1983) is an American professional boxer and former WBO middleweight champion. Quillin was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York City.[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. 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 Cancún, 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, New York 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

32 Wins (23 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 32-1-1 United States Daniel Jacobs TKO 1 (12) 2015-12-05 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York For WBA (Regular) Middleweight title.
Win 32-0-1 Australia Michael Zerafa KO 5 (12) 2015-09-12 United States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Draw 31-0-1 Republic of Ireland Andy Lee SD 12 2015-04-11 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York Lee's WBO Middleweight not at stake as Quillin failed to make weight.
Win 31-0 Czech Republic Lukas Konecny UD 12 2014-04-19 United States DC Armory, Washington, D.C. Retained WBO Middleweight title
Win 30-0 United States Gabriel Rosado TKO 10 (12) 2013-10-26 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Retained WBO Middleweight title
Win 29-0 Dominican Republic Fernando Guerrero TKO 7 (12) 2013-04-27 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York Retained WBO Middleweight title
Win 28-0 Cameroon Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam UD 12 2012-10-20 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York Won WBO Middleweight title
Win 27-0 United States Winky Wright UD 10 2012-06-02 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win 26-0 United Kingdom Craig McEwan TKO 6 (10) 2012-11-05 Mexico Centro de Cancún, Cancún, Quintana Roo
Win 25-0 United States Jason LeHoullier TKO 5 (10) 2011-07-23 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
Win 24-0 United States Jesse Brinkley TKO 3 (10) 2011-04-29 United States Reno Events Center, Reno, Nevada Won United States Boxing Organisation super middleweight title
Win 23-0 United States Dennis Sharpe TKO 4 (8) 2011-02-11 United States Sports Center, Fairfield, California
Win 22-0 Canada Martin Desjardins KO 1 (10) 2010-12-18 Canada Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City
Win 21-0 Ecuador Fernando Zuniga UD 10 2010-02-06 United States Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Win 20-0 United States Sam Hill TKO 10 (10) 2008-09-17 United States Verizon Wireless Arena, New Hampshire
Win 19-0 Colombia Dionisio Miranda UD 10 2008-06-11 United States Hard Rock Times Square, New York
Win 18-0 United States Antwun Echols UD 10 2008-04-16 United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
Win 17-0 United States Thomas Brown KO 2 (6) 2008-02-23 United States Madison Square Garden, New York
Win 16-0 United States Troy Lowry TKO 2 (8) 2007-12-13 United States Roseland Ballroom, New York
Win 15-0 United States Jesse Orta UD 6 2007-09-05 United States Cipriani Wall Street, New York
Win 14-0 Mexico Jose Humberto Corral KO 1 (8) 2007-08-18 United States South Town Exhibition Center, Sandy, Utah
Win 13-0 United States Jamaal Davis UD 8 2007-06-09 United States Madison Square Garden, New York
Win 12-0 United States Victor Paz TKO 2 (6) 2007-05-18 United States Beacon Theatre, New York
Win 11-0 Colombia Alexander Pacheco Quiroz TKO 1 (6) 2007-04-26 United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
Win 10-0 United States Nathan Martin TKO 2 (6) 2007-03-10 United States Madison Square Garden, New York
Win 9-0 United States Steve Walker TKO 1 (6) 2007-02-22 United States Roseland Ballroom, New York
Win 8-0 United States David Estrada TKO 1 (6) 2006-11-03 United States Roseland Ballroom, New York
Win 7-0 United States Brad Austin TKO 2 (6) 2006-09-20 United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
Win 6-0 United States William Prieto KO 1 (4) 2006-07-26 United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
Win 5-0 United States Eddie O'Neal KO 1 (4) 2006-06-10 United States Madison Square Garden, New York
Win 4-0 United States Tomas Padron UD 4 2006-04-20 United States Grand Ballroom, New York
Win 3-0 Puerto Rico Willie Cruz TKO 2 (4) 2006-03-16 United States Madison Square Garden, New York
Win 2-0 United States Antwuan Hedgemond TKO 1 (4) 2005-08-04 United States Grand Ballroom, New York
Win 1-0 United States Anthony Hunter TKO 1 (4) 2006-06-09 United States Grand Ballroom, New York Quillin debut

References

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