Quintana Lends Paul Williams a Hand To Beat Martinez

By Mark Vester

Boxing makes for strange twists. Former welterweight champion Carlos Quintana, the only man to beat Paul Williams, was used as a sparring partner - by Williams - to help "The Punisher" prepare for Saturday's clash with Sergio Martinez. Quintana won a twelve round decision over Williams last February. Williams got revenge only four months later when he knocked Quintana out in one round.

"These sessions did not help me much for my fight, but they did for the fight of Williams. His people were looking for a lefty with a style similar to Sergio Martinez and they contacted me, but there were only a few sparring sessions," Quintana said to Primera Hora.

Quintana returns on the Williams-Martinez undercard against experienced Jesse Feliciano. Quintana returns from a long layoff. Due to a variety of reason, Quintana has been out of action since last October.  

"Feliciano is a guy who always comes to fight and I can't overlook him," said Quintana.

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