By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin (31-0-1, 22 KOs) is taking an easy tune-up fight this Saturday night on September 12th against a fighter named Michael Zerafa (17-1, 9 KOs) in a 10 round bout on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
The Quillin-Zerafa fight will take place at a catch-weight of 163 pounds. It’s unclear why the 32-year-old Quillin felt the need to take a tune-up fight after his 12 round draw against WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee last April. It would seem like the better move for Quillin would have been to continue to face quality opposition rather than throwing more of his career away with needless tune-up bouts or extended periods away from the sport.
By Jim Dower: Former WBO middleweight champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (31-0-1, 22 KOs) will be fighting in the super middleweight division for his next fight on September 12th against 23-year-old Michael Zerafa (17-1, 9 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round bout on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Quillin, 32, will be fighting Zerafa at a catch-weight of 163 pounds, a weight that Quillin isn’t sure that he can make.