By Edward Chaykovsky
There could be early fireworks this coming Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. As part of the Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC, Peter Quillin will attempt to regain the world title he vacated when he challenges Andy Lee in the televised co-feature. Junior welterweight champions Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson will collide in the main event.
Lee captured the title last year with a come from behind knockout of previously undefeated Russian Olympian Matt Korobov. Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs) was initially scheduled to defend his world title against Korobov, but instead he vacated the title to focus on his personal life.
While Lee (34-2, 24KOs) was cautious and boxed in the early rounds with Korobov, he plans to take the fight to Quillin in the early rounds.
"In my last two fights, against very good guys, I've come from behind to knock them out," he reminds me. "It's a close fight. I've a few things in my favor. This will be my third fight in a year. Whereas it will be his first fight in twelve months. That's a considerable advantage," Lee told the Irish Independent.
"Quillin's a guy who fights on confidence and, if I let him go in the fight, he might run away with it. I have to let him know early on that he's in a fight. It's not like my last fight where I was comfortable boxing within myself for the first few rounds. This time I have to come our firing from the start and impose myself. If I do that I'll be on my way to winning the fight."