Quillin headlines first show; 7th annual Fight To Educate: “The Maul In Manchester”

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Sept. 17 at Verizon Center in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 5, 2008) – Undefeated middleweight prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin headlines his first show on September 17, “The Maul In Manchester” in the 7th annual Fight To Educate charity event, featuring six professional boxing matches, at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Quillin (19-0, 14 KOs), born in Grand Rapids (MI) but living and fighting out of Brooklyn (NY), is a rising star in the Gotham Boxing stable, rated No. 4 by the NABO, No. 7 by the NABF, and No. 9 by the USBA. The 25-year-old Cuban-American middleweight, scheduled to fight in the 10-round main event, is coming off of an impressive 10-round win by decision on ESPN against Dionisio Mirnada (19-1-2).

The son of a Cuban father and African-American mother, Peter is a fan-friendly fighter who tosses small chocolates into the crowd after his fights. Quillin got his nickname, “Kid Chocolate,” from somebody who told Peter he looked like the original “Kid Chocolate,” Eligio Sardinias-Montalbo, a Cuban inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.

In 2002, Peter moved to New York City by himself and he later started working with Colin Morgan, who trained former world champions Wayne Braithwaite and Andrew Lewis, as well as Larry Donald.

Special guests will include 6-time world champion boxing stars Tommy “Hit Man” Hearns, who’ll be supporting his son, undefeated junior middleweight Ronald “The Chosen One” Hearns, as well as International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran, and legendary trainer Angelo Dundee.

The 7th annual Fight To Educate, presented by Members First Union, in association with Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, will benefit the New Hampshire Union Leader Santa Fund for the Salvation Army, the Bobby Stephen Fund for Education and SEE Science Center.

Ronald Hearns (19-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 12 by the WBC and No. 13 by the WBA, is another hot prospect from Michigan who will be fighting in the 8-round co-feature.

Also on the card making his pro debut is 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate Danny O’Connor, who hails from Framingham, Massachusetts. The light welterweight prospect

O’Connor captured gold medals at this year’s U.S. Future Stars, in which, he was selected Outstanding Boxer of the tournament, as well as the National Golden Gloves Championships. Bronx (NY) super middleweight Hajro Sujak (1-0) rounds out the card.

Tickets are priced at $10 (seniors, veterans and students only), $25 and $50 and available to purchase at the Verizon Wireless Arena Box Office, any TicketMaster location, on line at www.ticketmaster.com, or call 603.868.7300 to charge. Call 603.669.4100) about VIP tables (8 seats) starting at $1000 (includes a gourmet dinner, unique auction items and access to autograph signings by Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran). For more information go to www.fight2educate.com. First bout will be at 8 PM/ET.

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