Top Contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko Battles Jack Culcay in
Middleweight Title Eliminator & Rising Prospect Chris Colbert Steps Into
the Ring in Action Beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Tickets on Sale Saturday, Febbraio 23!
MINNEAPOLIS (Febbraio 21, 2019) – Former world champions will go toe-to-toe as Pietro “Kid Chocolate” Quillin faces Minnesota-native Caleb “D'oro” Truax in a 12-round IBF super middleweight title eliminator that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Saturday, Aprile 13 dall'Armeria di Minneapolis.
Televised
coverage begins at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and will feature top middleweight contenderSergiy DerevyanchenkoassumendoJack Culcayin a 12-round IBF title
eliminator, plus unbeaten rising prospectChris
Colbertwill compete in an
undercard attraction.
I biglietti per l'evento, which is promoted by Warriors Boxing
and TGB Promotions, go on sale Saturday, Febbraio 23, and can be purchased at
the Armory athttp://ArmoryMN.com/ e tramite Ticketmaster.
“Quillin vs. Truax is a true 50-50 matchup of former
world champions looking to put themselves in position to grab another world
title,” ha detto Leon Margules, Presidente Warriors Boxing. “Truax will
have the hometown crowd in Minnesota behind him, but Quillin has fought at the
highest level against top competition for years. It has all the makings of a
dramatic fight, and combined with the Derevyanchenko vs. Culcay middleweight
eliminator, it’s going to make for an action packed night at the Armory and on
FS1 and FOX Deportes.”
“Both of these are fantastic matchups because there are
championship implications on the line,” ha detto Tom Brown, President of TGB
Promotions. “That adds to the motivation for each of the guys stepping
into the ring. For Qullin and Truax, they both know what it means to be a world
champion and this is their opportunity to return to that status. There is
always a lot of energy in the Armory for these types of matches and that really
carries over to the FS1 and FOX Deportes broadcast for those watching at home.
It promises to be a very entertaining evening for all boxing fans.”
A
former middleweight champion, Quillin (34-1-1, 23 KO) delivered in his second
bout at super middleweight, defeating J’Leon Love last August by unanimous
decision. Born in Chicago and raised Michigan, Quillin has called Brooklyn,
N.Y.. home throughout a pro career that saw him win a world title against Hassan
N’Dam in 2012 and defend it three times. His only loss came to Daniel Jacobs in
2015 after battling former champion Andy Lee to a draw earlier that year.
“I’m
approaching this fight very seriously because I know Truax is a durable guy who
knows how to fight,” Detto Quillin. “He comes from a background where
people don’t give him credit for what he’s done, and those are the most dangerous
guys. I’m no stranger to fighting in my opponent’s backyard. My job is to go
into the ring and go home with the win. I’m looking to walk away with some of
his fans on my side by winning the fight and putting on a great
performance.”
Fighting
out of Osseo, Minnesota, Truax (30-4-2, 19 KO) pulled off one of 2017’s
biggest upsets when he traveled to London to defeat James DeGale and become a
168-pound world champion. The 35-year-old lost a hard-fought rematch to DeGale
in 2018 and most recently scored a third-round stoppage of Fabiano Soares at
the Armory in August.
“Peter
Quillin is someone I’ve wanted to fight since I first sparred with him in
2012,” Detto Truax. “I walked away from that experience confident that
I could get the job done if we were ever matched together. The fact that it’s
taking place at home in Minnesota is even better because my fans are going to
give me a huge advantage. My goal is to get back into title contention and win
my second world title.”
La
2008 Olympian for his native Ukraine, Derevyanchenko (12-1, 10 KO) has made
his home in Brooklyn, N.Y.. since turning pro in July 2014. The 33-year-old was
unbeaten in his first 12 combattimenti, earning a world title fight with a final-round
stoppage of Tureano Johnson in 2017. He most recently dropped a narrow
split-decision to Daniel Jacobs in a middleweight title fight in October.
Culcay
(25-3, 13 KO) is originally from Ecuador, spent much of his career fighting
out of Germany, and now lives in Florida. He enters this bout on a three-fight
winning streak after picking up a trio of wins in 2018. He had previously held
an interim 154-pound titles before losing close decisions against Demetrius
Andrade and Maciej Sulecki.
Representing
his hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y., Colbert (10-0, 3 KO) has begun to make a name
for himself showing off tremendous skills across his first 10 pro victories.
The 22-year-old most recently dominated Josh Hernandez on FS1 in January and he
will return to fight at The Armory for the second time after defeating then
unbeaten Austin Dulay on FS1 last April.
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