Premier Boxing Champions on NBC takes place Saturday at the Barclays Center. The main event will be Danny "Swift" Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) vs. Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs). The co-main event will pit "Irish" Andy Lee (34-2, 24 KOs) vs. Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs). The fights start at 8:30pm ET on NBC. Here's what the fighters had to say in their final press conference before the fight.
Danny Garcia: “I’ve been working on fighting hard, but also smart. I’m going to go in there and dictate the pace and I’m always looking for the knockout. If I can’t knock him out then I’ll be ready to go 12 rounds. It’s always hard making weight, but I’m on weight now. Right now I’m growing into my prime and my body is getting bigger and it’ll be time soon for me to go up in weight.”
Lamont Peterson: “Danny’s talk makes no difference to me. I think I’m even more confident than him and I’ll get the victory Saturday night and that will be that. I looked at a few of Danny’s fights but nothing really stood out to me. I know Danny is a counterpuncher, that’s what he does. We’ve come up with a game plan to stop that.
Andy Lee: “I’m eager to fight and ready to go. I’m feeling very dangerous right now. My ring generalship is one thing, but overall I feel like I have a good idea of what I want to do in the ring. Peter has an idea too, but it’s more moment to moment for him, which can be good as well, when you improvise. I’m more of a guy who will set you up and work to a plan.”
Peter Quillin: “Everyone tune in on April 11 because we’re going to do more than just try to take that belt, we’re going to take that belt because that’s what we do. Andy is the champion of the world but this is the second time I’ve been the challenger to a world champion. I’ve been here before. I know he’s a newly crowned champion so I have nothing bad to say about him.”
Promoter Lou DiBella: “We have a great night of boxing from beginning to end, you will be hearing a lot more from these young fighters. If you want to see everything, get there to Barclays Center at 5 p.m. We’re very thrilled that this is going to be televised in primetime on NBC. PBC on NBC. It has a nice ring to it. The first main event of the evening features Andy Lee, middleweight champion and the fighting pride of Limerick. He is a warrior, he’s at the most confident point of his career and he’s going to need to be because he’s fighting an undefeated champion. Peter Quillin makes Brooklyn his home. It’s his third fight at Barclays Center and he has a perfect record of 31-0. He’s going to try to take Andy’s belt, but it won’t be easy. The bout that will close the show is one of the most eagerly anticipated bouts in all of boxing. Lamont Peterson is noted for being one of the most technically sound boxers in the game and he has an outstanding record to a back it up. Danny Garcia really embodies what it means to be a Philadelphia fighter. He’s a tough guy with an undefeated record. He’s going to look to keep that record perfect against Lamont Peterson.”
