Quillin defeats Konecny by Unanimous decision

Opening the card for the Bernard Hopkins vs Beibut Shumenov fight in Washington D.C, Peter Quillin (31-0, 22 KO's) defeated Lukas Konecny (50-5, 23 KO's) by unanimous decision. Scores were 120-108, 119-109, and 119-109. Quillin made it a key to use his jab the entire night as he outboxed Konecny for all twelve rounds. Quillin used precise punching and good body shots to keep Konecny at bay the entire night. Konecny may have exposed some weaknesses in the undefeated Quillin by landing big shots while Quillin allowed himself to sit on the ropes some rounds however Konecny's lack of power hurt his ability to get Quillin in any sort of trouble. After the fight Quillin said that he would be interested in facing the likes of Golovkin, the Cotto-Martinez winner, and Daniel Jacobs.

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