Carlos Quintana Boxing News

Former world champion Carlos “El Indio” Quintana will face hard puncher prospect Jorge “Destroyer” Melendez next October 29 at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, where former two time champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon will fight Raul “Rayito” Garcia for the interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimum title in a PR Best Boxing Promotions [...]

GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO- Former world champions Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon and Raul “Rayito” Garcia will collide next October 29 at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guyanabo, Puerto Rico, along with former world champions Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Carlos “El Indio” Quintana as part of the 24th World Boxing Organization (WBO) Annual Convention to be [...]

By Eric Thomas: Making his first appearance since being stopped in the 8th round last year by Andre Berto in April 2010, Carlos Quintana (28-3, 22 KO’s) came back on Friday night to stop Yoryi Estrella (10-5-2, 7 KO’s) in the 9th round of a scheduled 10 round bout at the Coliseo Pachin Cicens, Ponce, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) was diagnosed by doctors for a tear of his left biceps from Berto’s fight with Carlos Quintana last Saturday night at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida. Berto, 26, apparently tore his left biceps in the 2nd round and had to fight [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) successfully defending his WBC title for the fourth time with an 8th round stoppage win over former WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana (27-3, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida. Berto, 26, had problems in the first [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the main event on the April 10th edition of HBO’s World Championship Boxing from Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, undefeated Andre Berto 25-0 with 19 KO’s defends his WBC welterweight title against southpaw Carlos Quintana 27-2 with 21 KO’s in a scheduled 12 round bout in the welterweight division. In [...]

Boxing results: BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida: Andre Berto TKO 8 Carlos Quintana

By Dave Lahr: When I look at this Saturday’s bout between World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) and Carlos Quintana (27-2, 21 KO’s), it’s scary to think that the 26-year-old Berto could eventually be the best welterweight in the division after Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and [...]

ANDRE BERTO “I appreciate everyone coming out. I had a tremendous training camp and it’s going to be a terrific night of boxing on Saturday night.” “Carlos Quintana is a former world champion and a crafty southpaw. This is my third straight southpaw so I’m pretty used to them by now and I had some [...]

By Niko Tricarico: Andre Berto has a lot to prove to the boxing public as well as to him self. In recent fights he has failed to impress with the same type of overpowering presence that he did earlier in his career. That might have something to do with the level of opposition he is [...]

By Jason Kim: World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) will be defending his WBC title this Saturday night against former WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana (27-2, 21 KO’s) at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida. For the 26-year-old Berto, this is easily the best opponent of his six-year pro career, and [...]

NEW YORK, March 31- With training camp coming to a close Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) and Carlos Quintana (27-2-0,21 KO’s) took time to discuss their training camps as they prepared to meet for the WBC World Championship, The card is being billed as “Fighting For Haiti” which is being promoted by DiBella Entertainment and [...]

NEW YORK, March 23- On Saturday, April 10th at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., WBC World Welterweight Champion Andre Berto will defend his title against former WBO champion Carlos Quintana. This is Berto’s first bout since last May when he successfully defended his title with a 12-round decision over Juan Urango. The card is [...]

Guillermo Rigondeaux, arguably the most decorated athlete in the history of the amateur boxing system, will step into the ring for the sixth time as a professional on April 10 as a part of “Fighting for Haiti”, headlined by Andre Berto’s WBC welterweight title defense vs. Carlos Quintana. “Fighting for Haiti” will take place at [...]

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Carlos Quintana (27-2, 21 KO’s) will be facing unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto on April 10th, at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida. By far, this is the biggest fight of Berto’s six year pro career. Berto has been matched fairly softly throughout his career [...]

By Alexander Fugate: It has been reported that Andre Berto will defend his World Boxing Council welterweight title against the talented Carlos Quintana on April 10. Quintana is an excellent boxer and poses a real test for the young Berto. Since winning the WBC belt, Berto has defended it against Steve Forbes, Luis Collazo, and [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Carlos Quintana (27-2, 21 KOs) got up off the deck in the 2nd round to stop journeyman Jesse Feliciano (15-8-3, 9 KOs) tonight on the undercard of the Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez bout at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The fight was [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Light middleweight Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KO’s) weighed in at 157 for his bout tomorrow against Sergio Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Martinez, 34, weighed 159. Williams was supposed to be fighting World Boxing Council/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavli. However, Pavlik had to back [...]

By Dave Lahr: One bit a bad news that hasn’t received a lot of attention with the Kelly Pavlik vs. Paul Williams bout being canceled for December 5th is that the welterweight clash between former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KO’s) and former WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana (26-2, 20 KO’s) [...]

By Steven Pink: So we have examined how the fighters rated number one in October 1989 from Heavyweight down to Middleweight might have fared against their modern day counterparts. The list has provoked debate and disagreement in equal measure but now it is time to cast our net a little wider and take in Light-Middleweight [...]

By Liam Santiago: Joshua Clottey has finally signed to fight former Puerto Rican champion, Carlos Quintana on the undercard of Pavlik/Williams, on December 5th, in what will be a scheduled ten round bout. According to Carl Moretti, of Top Rank, ”The winner probably will be in line for a nice payday and a much bigger [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Joshua Clottey has finally found an opponent to fight. That’s the good news. The bad part is that it will be Carlos Quintana rather than Shane Mosley, who Clottey was hoping to fight. That fight fell through when HBO decided they didn’t want to show a [...]

By Chris Williams: Former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KO’s) could be facing Carlos Quintana or Kendall Holt on the undercard of the Kelly Pavlik vs. Paul Williams bout on December 5th, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Neither of those names are all that exciting for me, given that Clottey was [...]

By Eric Thomas: In an impressive display of pure power-punching, former WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (34-1, 25 KOs) regained his title with a crushing 1st round TKO of champion Carlos Quintana (25-2, 19 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Williams, 26, stunned Quintana with a big [...]

By Jason Kim: In a showing of either incredible bravery or unbelievable folly, former undefeated WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) will be risking fate when he attempts to gain revenge for his earlier defeat on February 9th, at the hands of then challenger Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) . Williams, 26, was [...]

By Sean McDaniel: It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since former WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was soundly beaten by challenger Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) in a unanimous decision that was much more definitive than the final judges’ scores – 116-112, 116-112 and 115-113 – would have [...]

By Nate Anderson: It was a bout that WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was supposed to easily win, but it quickly turned into a nightmare for him as Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) used movement and fast combinations to pound out a surprising 12-round unanimous decision over Williams. The fight, as it [...]

By Chris Thomas: In an incredible shocking upset, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was defeated by a 12-round unanimous decision to challenger Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) tonight at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. Quintana, 31, had little trouble with Williams slapping punches, as he chose to [...]

Paul Williams: “I’ve been preparing for this for a while now. I realize that this is a really important fight for me because preserving my undefeated record is invaluable and I intend to do that no matter what.” “If Quintana comes to fight, you can expect a hell of a fight. He thinks that I [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-0, 24 KOs) will be looking to set himself apart from the other welterweight champions when he goes up against Carlos Quintana (24-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. Williams, 26, is hoping to look impressive [...]