Last week, when Peter Quillin vacated his WBO middleweight title rather than face mandatory contender Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs), he tossed a great opportunity into the lap of of no.2 ranked 25-year-old Brit Billy Joe Saunders (20-0, 11 KOs) and Saunder's promoter Frank Warren. Korobov's promoter Top Rank and Warren are soon to begin negotiations for the title bout, but … [Read more...]
Peter Quillin Vacates WBO Title, Issues Statement
Up against today's deadline to sign the contract to face WBO mandatory contender, Matt Korobov, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin has instead opted to vacate the title. In a press release issued by Golden Boy Promotions, Quillin made the following statement: "I'd like to thank WBO president Paco Valcarcel and his organization for their support throughout the years...Winning … [Read more...]
Clock is Ticking (Literally) On Peter Quillin’s Title Reign
WBO middleweight titlist, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin was given a second extension by the sanctioning body to sign the contract for a mandatory bout with challenger Matt Korobov. The deadline for signing was supposed to be August 28, but an extension was requested (and granted) for September 3. However, Quillin promoter Golden Boy applied for yet another extension on … [Read more...]
GGG Is Good Boy; Also, Roy Jones Raps And Algieri Runs: The Sunday Brunch
Hello and welcome back to a traditional Kazakhstani horse meat flavored edition of Orlando, Florida's number one source for number one sources, The Sunday Brunch - We are the people who crush your fantasy football dreams by comparing them with dungeons and dragons games...On this episode, we are grabbing our proton accelerator packs and hoping we don't get slimed by Dan … [Read more...]
I Believe In Aliens: The Mid-Week Meal Ticket
by Jesse Ian Lardies Hola family and welcome to the newly crowned champion of belated food themed boxing columns, The Mid-Week Meal Ticket. This time, of course we're chopping up the many fights that took place from the DC Armory in Washington, DC, USA. Bust out the ketchup, mustard and American cheese and get ready for unifications, disappointments and knockouts because … [Read more...]