Quillin vs Love

Who won Quillin vs Love?

Peter Quillin beat J’Leon Love by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 4th, 2018, at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Peter Quillin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devon Alexander losing to Andre Berto. Also on the undercard Luis Collazo beat Bryant Perrella, Marcus Browne defeated Lenin Castillo, and Sergey Lipinets was victorious over Erick Bone.

Quillin vs Love stats

Back in August 2018, Peter Quillin stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

J’Leon Love made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Quillin had an advantage in power over Love, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Love's 54%.

Peter Quillin was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Quillin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Love.

Both Peter Quillin and J’Leon Love fought out of an orthodox stance.

Quillin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Love, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, totaling 196 compared to Love's 168.

J’Leon Love was ranked number 9 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Quillin vs Love form

Quillin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Daniel Jacobs on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Michael Zerafa on September 12, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Andy Lee on April 11, 2015, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Lukas Konecny on April 19, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

He had beaten Gabriel Rosado on October 26, 2013, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Love had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Dashon Johnson on September 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Michael Gbenga on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DC Armory, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marcus Upshaw on September 29, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jason Escalera on June 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Scott Sigmon on March 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, J’Leon Love had been fighting more than Peter Quillin.

Going into this contest, Peter Quillin had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 30 days ago, while J’Leon Love's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 19 days ago.

Quillin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Love's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Quillin vs Love start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Quillin vs Love?

Quillin vs Love was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Quillin vs Love?

Peter Quillin was a 31/50 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while J’Leon Love made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.