Peter Quillin (born June 22, 1983) is an American professional boxer who held the WBO middleweight title from 2012 to 2014. He also challenged once for the WBA (Regular) middleweight title in 2015.
Early life Peter Quillin was born in 1983 in Chicago, Illinois but was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Quillin lived 2 doors down from Floyd Mayweather while growing up in Grand Rapids. He is a Christian. During his amateur boxing career, he had 15 fights, and soon after, the tall, aggressive fighter turned pro in New York. He said about his early life "Homelessness, a rotten childhood, no love in my household growing up, drugs, sexual assault, with all these things I experienced in life. No one can say my life isn’t a miracle." Despite numerous reports that he in fact came from an affluent nuclear family.
Professional career
Quillin turned professional on June 9, 2005, after signing with promoter 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 eighth 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.
In April 2010, Peter moved from New York City to Los Angeles to train with the 4-time trainer of the year Freddie Roach.Peter Quillin to train with Freddie Roach
On April 29, 2011, Quillin stopped title contender Jesse Brinkley to win the vacant United States Boxing Organisation Super Middleweight Championship in Reno, Nevada.Peter Quillin To Meet Jesse Brinkley On "The Contender" Star'S Home Turf
On July 23, 2011, Quillin defeated late substitute Jason LeHoullier in Las Vegas. Although there were no knockdowns, LeHoullier was outclassed.Peter Quillin dominates Jason LeHoullier in 5th-round TKO – ESPN
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.Peter Quillin vacates middleweight world title – ESPN
On April 11, 2015, Quillin returned to the ring to fight Andy Lee at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in his Premier Boxing Champions debut, live on NBC.Fight Night – Garcia vs Peterson, Lee vs Quillin | Premier Boxing Champions 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. For 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.
Quillin vs. Jacobs On December 5, 2015, Quillin suffered the 1st defeat of his career suffering a vicious TKO loss to Daniel Jacobs in the 1st round.
Quillin vs. Johnson On September 8, 2017, Quillin made his return to the ring winning a competitive fight with Dashon Johnson.
Quillin vs. Love In his next fight, Quillin fought J'Leon Love, who was ranked #6 by the IBF and #9 by the WBC at super middleweight. Quillin won the fight convincingly on the scorecards, 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92.
Quillin vs. Truax In his following fight, Quilling fought WBC #3 and IBF #5 at super middleweight, Caleb Truax. The fight ended in a no contest in the second round due to an accidental head clash.
Quillin vs. Angulo On September 21, 2019, Quillin fought Alfredo Angulo. Despite being the favorite, Quillin got outboxed by Angulo. Although Angulo was slow and did not really hurt Quillin much during the fight, Quillin also was not able to do much damage to Angulo. Two of the judges saw Angulo as the winner, scoring it 97-93 and 96-94 for him, while the third judge saw Quillin as the winner, scoring the fight 96-94 for Quillin.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes38LossAlfredo Angulo10Sep 21, 201937NC34–1–1 Caleb TruaxNC2 (12), Apr 13, 201936Win34–1–1J'Leon LoveUD10Aug 4, 201835Win33–1–1Dashon JohnsonUD8Sep 8, 201734Loss32–1–1Daniel JacobsTKO1 (12), Dec 5, 201533Win32–0–1Michael ZerafaKO5 (12), Sep 12, 201532Draw31–0–1Andy Lee12Apr 11, 201531Win31–0Lukáš KonečnýUD12Apr 19, 201430Win30–0Gabriel RosadoTKO10 (12), Oct 26, 201329Win29–0Fernando GuerreroTKO7 (12), Apr 27, 201328Win28–0Hassan N'Dam N'JikamUD12Oct 20, 201227Win27–0Winky WrightUD10Jun 2, 201226Win26–0Craig McEwanTKO6 (10), Nov 5, 201125Win25–0Jason LeHoullierTKO5 (10), Jul 23, 201124Win24–0Jesse BrinkleyTKO3 (10), Apr 29, 201123Win23–0Dennis SharpeTKO4 (8), Feb 11, 201122Win22–0Martin DesjardinsKO1 (10), Dec 18, 201021Win21–0Fernando ZunigaUD10Feb 6, 201020Win20–0Sam HillTKO10 (10), Sep 17, 200819Win19–0Dionisio MirandaUD10Jun 11, 200818Win18–0Antwun EcholsUD10Apr 16, 200817Win17–0Thomas BrownKO2 (6), Feb 23, 200816Win16–0Troy LowryTKO2 (8), Dec 13, 200715Win15–0Jesse OrtaUD6Sep 5, 200714Win14–0Jose Humberto CorralKO1 (8), Aug 18, 200713Win13–0Jamaal DavisUD8Jun 9, 200712Win12–0Victor PazTKO2 (6), May 18, 200711Win11–0Alexander Pacheco QuirozTKO1 (6), Apr 26, 200710Win10–0Nathan MartinTKO2 (6), Mar 10, 20079Win9–0Steve WalkerTKO1 (6), Feb 22, 20078Win8–0David EstradaTKO1 (6), Nov 3, 20067Win7–0Brad AustinTKO2 (6), Sep 20, 20066Win6–0William PrietoKO1 (4), Jul 26, 20065Win5–0Eddie O'Neal 1 (4), Jun 10, 20064Win4–0Tomas Padron4Apr 20, 20063Win3–0Willie CruzTKO2 (4), Mar 16, 20062Win2–0Antwuan HedgemondTKO1 (4), Aug 4, 20051Win1–0Anthony Hunter1 (4)Jun 9, 2005
References
External links
Peter Quillin profile at Premier Boxing Champions Peter Quillin - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live