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JACOBS-PETER QUILLIN 'IS GOING TO HAPPEN'
Schaefer said that Daniel Jacobs (27-1, 24 KOs) may have set himself up for a potential shot at promotional stablemate and WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin (30-0, 22 KOs), likely at Barclays Center in Brooklyn sometime this year.
Jacobs, 27, called out Quillin after scoring three knockdowns during a first-round stoppage of 160-pound rival Milton Nunez.
Quillin, 30, is scheduled to make the third defense of his belt on April 19 against Lukas Konecny (50-4, 23 KOs) at The DC Amory in Washington, an event that he headlined the IBF's Hopkins in a 175-pound unification bout against WBA counterpart Beibut Shumenov on Showtime.
Quillin is 2-0 with one knockout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where Jacobs is 2-0 with two knockouts.
"Danny Jacobs is back bigger and better than ever. He's ready for the middleweight championship of the world," said Schaefer. "I think that a fight between him and Peter Quillin, which I know is going to happen sometime this year at The Barclays Center in New York, that will be a big, big event."
Jacobs was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer that manifested itself as a walnut-sized tumor wrapped around his spine, in May 2011.
The tumor had damaged his nerves and caused partial paralysis in his legs. Doctors advised him to quit boxing. But after having the tumor removed and going through rehabilitation, Jacobs resumed training.
"Danny Jacobs is a man with a purpose. He got a second chance on life," said Schaefer. "Bernard Hopkins said it best when he said that Danny Jacobs knows that he's ready for any challenge because he has faced the biggest challenge, which was the fight for his life, and he was able to beat that. So Peter Quillin would be a huge fight. I can't wait for it to happen."
Schaefer said that Daniel Jacobs (27-1, 24 KOs) may have set himself up for a potential shot at promotional stablemate and WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin (30-0, 22 KOs), likely at Barclays Center in Brooklyn sometime this year.
Jacobs, 27, called out Quillin after scoring three knockdowns during a first-round stoppage of 160-pound rival Milton Nunez.
Quillin, 30, is scheduled to make the third defense of his belt on April 19 against Lukas Konecny (50-4, 23 KOs) at The DC Amory in Washington, an event that he headlined the IBF's Hopkins in a 175-pound unification bout against WBA counterpart Beibut Shumenov on Showtime.
Quillin is 2-0 with one knockout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where Jacobs is 2-0 with two knockouts.
"Danny Jacobs is back bigger and better than ever. He's ready for the middleweight championship of the world," said Schaefer. "I think that a fight between him and Peter Quillin, which I know is going to happen sometime this year at The Barclays Center in New York, that will be a big, big event."
Jacobs was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer that manifested itself as a walnut-sized tumor wrapped around his spine, in May 2011.
The tumor had damaged his nerves and caused partial paralysis in his legs. Doctors advised him to quit boxing. But after having the tumor removed and going through rehabilitation, Jacobs resumed training.
"Danny Jacobs is a man with a purpose. He got a second chance on life," said Schaefer. "Bernard Hopkins said it best when he said that Danny Jacobs knows that he's ready for any challenge because he has faced the biggest challenge, which was the fight for his life, and he was able to beat that. So Peter Quillin would be a huge fight. I can't wait for it to happen."
SCHAEFER SEES BIG FIGHTS FOR HERRERA
In the 33-year-old Herrera (20-4, 7 KOs), Garcia faced a winner of two straight fights who scored a unanimous decision victory over current WBO 140-pound beltholder Ruslan Provodnikov in January of 2011.
Herrera lost a unanimous decision in April 2012 to Mike Alvarado, whom Provodnikov dropped twice and stopped in the 10th round last October, as well as a unanimous decision to unbeaten Karim Mayfield from October 2012.
Herrera also has victories over Mike Dallas Jr. and Ji Hoon Kim.
"I applaud Herrera for his work, and I don't think that at 140, there are very many guys who are going to beat Mauricio Herrera. Danny Garcia was one of them, but there are very few others. Who wouldn't want to see a fight between him and Zab Judah. That would be a helluva fight," said Schaefer.
"Mauricio Herrera, even though he didn't get the 'W,' tonight, it's one of those fights where winning isn't everything. Mauricio Herrera made a statement that he belongs at 140, and that he is one of the best fighters at 140 pounds. I'm very pround of the effort that Mauricio Herrera deliver, and I definitely see other big fights for Mauricio Herrera."
In the 33-year-old Herrera (20-4, 7 KOs), Garcia faced a winner of two straight fights who scored a unanimous decision victory over current WBO 140-pound beltholder Ruslan Provodnikov in January of 2011.
Herrera lost a unanimous decision in April 2012 to Mike Alvarado, whom Provodnikov dropped twice and stopped in the 10th round last October, as well as a unanimous decision to unbeaten Karim Mayfield from October 2012.
Herrera also has victories over Mike Dallas Jr. and Ji Hoon Kim.
"I applaud Herrera for his work, and I don't think that at 140, there are very many guys who are going to beat Mauricio Herrera. Danny Garcia was one of them, but there are very few others. Who wouldn't want to see a fight between him and Zab Judah. That would be a helluva fight," said Schaefer.
"Mauricio Herrera, even though he didn't get the 'W,' tonight, it's one of those fights where winning isn't everything. Mauricio Herrera made a statement that he belongs at 140, and that he is one of the best fighters at 140 pounds. I'm very pround of the effort that Mauricio Herrera deliver, and I definitely see other big fights for Mauricio Herrera."
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