Kid Chocolate And Mean Joe Green Finish a Busy Year

Undefeated Brooklyn middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin closes out a active year with his eighth fight of 2007 on Thursday night’s (December 13) “Holiday Hits,” against tough Minnesota import Troy “TNT” Lowry (27-7, 16 KOs) in an eight-round Special Attraction, co-promoted by Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, at The Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan..

NABA middleweight champion “Mean” Joe Greene (16-0, 12 KOs), the 2004 National Golden Gloves Tournament champion, headlines “Holiday Hits” versus veteran Patrick Thompson in the 10-round main event. Greene, fighting out of Queens, is the WBA No. 9 rated middleweight

challenger.

Unbeaten Bronx prospect Jorge “The Truth” Teron (18-0-1, 11 KOs), WBC No. 20 rated lightweight and 3-time New York Golden Gloves champion, battles dangerous Mexican knockout specialist Adrian “Canon” Navarette (16-4-1, 13 KOs), former Intercontinental Mundo Hispano title-holder, in the 10-round co-feature for the vacant New York State lightweight title.

The very active Quillen (15-0, 12 KOs), rated No. 17 by the NABF, is 7-0 with five knockouts since February 22. Former WBF light middleweight title challenger Lowry has been in against Hector Camacho, Sr., Yuri Foreman, Anthony Bonsante, Santiago Samaniego and Steve Roberts.

“I’ve prepared to bring my top game,” Quillin said about his fight against Lowry. “I’m sure he’s coming to win, but I’ll have to change his plans. I give him credit for taking this fight and letting me display my talent in front of my New York City fans once again. I always love fighting here. It’s been a great place for me to start my career. I give people what they want. I’m a high-energy fighter who is an entertaining person…..I’m cool! There’s a glow around me that attracts fans like a moth to light. They want their Chocolate.“I’m a boxer-puncher who can hurt people with either hand. My left is a tornado, my right a hurricane – just don’t get caught in the storm. 2008 is going to be a huge year for me, my manager, John Seip, promoter, Cedric Kushner, and especially my trainer, Colin Morgan. I have big plans. I want big things to happen for us in 2008. It’s going to be the Year of the Chocolate Bar.