Quintana vs Tetteh Having Some Issues For February 18

By Rey Colon

According to Javier Bustillo, president of Universal Promotions, Ishmael Tetteh of Ghana, with a record of 21-6-2 and 10 knockouts, is the frontrunner among the three candidates to face former WBO welterweight champion Carlos 'El Indio' Quintana, who reappears as a junior middleweight in Ponce, Puerto Rico on Feb. 18 on a function held at the coliseum Juan 'Pachin' Vicens.

That night will mark the debut of former Olympian Jose Pedraza, signed by the trio of promoters consisting of Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw and Bustillo, which indicates the program will be televised on a local channel and possibly an American outlet.

"We are grappling with Quintana's opponent. We have a Mexican, a Dominican and an African. We have signed up the African, but he's missing some documents for visas and we told [his team] that until they have them, he can't be the opponent. Of the three, I would like the African but as long as he has no work visa, I can not say he's the official opponent," said Bustillo.

Rey Colon covers the boxing scene in Puerto Rico for Sport Press.