Carlos Quintana Returns to 154-Pounds on January 26

By Rey Colon

Carlos 'El Indio' Quintana, the former WBO welterweight champion, will reappear as a junior middleweight on the 26th of January at the Sports Palace in Mayagüez on a card for MWJ Promotions.

"Welterweight is a thing of the past. Quintana is training in Moca and doing the work. He weighs 162 pounds and there will be no problems [making weight]," said his coach Jose Bonilla.

Quintana, 34, has a record of 27-3 with 21 knockouts, and has not fought since April 10, when he lost by technical knockout in eight rounds to WBC welterweight king Andre Berto.

"We're going to go fast in 2011 with Quintana. We hope to put together a couple of fights and get ranked well at 154 pounds to see if we can get a title shot. At this weight everything is different," Bonilla added.

Rey Colon covers the Puerto Rican boxing scene for Sport Press.