Peter Quillin will fight Daniel Jacobs after stopping Michael Zerafa in five
Sunday 13 September 2015 03:19, UK
Peter Quillin stopped Michael Zerafa to set up an all-Brooklyn battle with fellow middleweight Daniel Jacobs.
The former world middleweight champion traded shots for five rounds before flooring the young Australian with a right to move to 32-0-KO23.
It now means Quillin, known as Kid Chocolate, is likely to take on his local rival Jacobs, who holds the WBA world middleweight title and last boxed at the start of August when he stopped Sergio Mora in two.
The right hand that ended the fight left Zerafa in trouble and he was taken to hopsital as a precaution but Quillin spoke to him on the phone at the post-fight press conference and was told he was fine.
"It is hard to celebrate a performance like that, especially when someone is leaving on a stretcher," said Quillin.
"Unfortunately that is part of the game. I just pray that he gets better and gets home to Australia safe and sound.
"I made a bad mistake in my past when I fought Miranda. I learned that you have to give every guy credit.
"What's important is that I'm ready for Danny Jacobs. Now it's time for Brooklyn to see me and Danny Jacobs. We've waited for a long time for it.
"I like Danny because I'm a big fan of his. But business is business unfortunately. We can do it right here if you want to take off that suit and put on those gloves. Lets do it right now."
On the same card in Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, Jermall Charlo also extended his unbeaten run and won the IBF light-middleweight title after dominating Cornelius Bundrage.
Charlo (22-0-KO17) put 'K9' down four times before the referee stepped in, giving the 25-year-old his first title as a professional.
"I'm the champion of the world," said Charlo.
"It's all God-given. I couldn't ask for anything better. I feel good. You never put a dog in a pen with a lion. I said I was going to do what I was going to do.
"This is the future. I am the future of boxing."
