It won’t be welcome news to anybody complaining about a lack of meaningful fights from PBC, but former WBO 160 lb champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin will face the unheralded and little known Australian fighter Michael Zerafa on September 12th in Connecticut on a PBC on NBC card that will also feature unbeaten Jermell Charlo squaring off against IBF 154 lb champion Cornelius “K-9” Bundrage.
Quillin, who missed weight in his last fight – a draw against “Irish” Andy Lee in April, hasn’t been the most active of late, for various reasons fighting only 4x (inc. Lee) in the last 2 years, and is looking to set up a showdown with WBA (reg) 160 lb champ and fellow New Yorker Daniel Jacobs for early next year.
Jacob’s tasted canvas in the first round of his fight with Sergio Mora on last week’s Garcia/Malignaggi undercard after knocking the Latin Snake down earlier in the round. Another knockdown a round later left Mora with an ankle injury that has sidelined him for 8-10 weeks and gave Jacob’s the TKO victory.
Speaking about Quillin after that fight, Jacobs said;
“No rematch, no reason to go backwards. Thank God for this victory but I’m not going to give him the rematch just because.
“I think these Brooklyn-ites need something special and a fight with me and Kid Chocolate would be that special fight here at the Barclays, and we’re on the A side. We’re champions, so let’s do it!”
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