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Professional career

Known as "El Indio", Quintana turned pro in 1997 and won his first 23 professional fights, including 18 by way of KO. Although he remained undefeted, bouts of inactivity throughout his career resulted in a slow progression to the top of his division.

vs. Joel Julio

In June of 2006, he notched by far the biggest win of his career, against highly regarded Colombian prospect Joel Julio, by unanimous decision. The win set up a shot at the vacant WBA Welterweight Title against Miguel Angel Cotto. Joel Jair Julio (born January 18, 1985 in Montería, Colombia) is a professional boxer rated as a welterweight. ... Miguel Cotto (born October 29, 1980 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a professional boxer from Caguas, Puerto Rico. ...

vs. Miguel Cotto

On December 2, 2006, Quintana fought fellow undefeated Puerto Rican Cotto, who moved up in weight from Jr. Welterweight. The fight was dead even until the fifth round, where Quintana went down twice: Once by a bodyshot and then again by a flurry that ended with a right hook to the head. Cotto won by TKO after Quintana quit on his stool prior to the 6th round.

vs. Zab Judah

On February 16, 2008, Quintana will fight former junior welterweight champion and former undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah (36-5-25 KO) on the undercard of Kelly Pavlik-Jermain Taylor II at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. [1] Zab Super Judah, (born October 27, 1977), of Brooklyn, New York, is an American professional boxer. ... Kelly Robert Pavlik (born April 4, 1982 in Youngstown, Ohio) is currently the reigning WBC, WBO, and Ring Magazine middleweight champion of the world. ... Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978, Little Rock, Arkansas) —nicknamed Bad Intentions— is a professional boxer current Undisputed World middleweight boxing champion. ...

External links

• Professional boxing record for Carlos Quintana from Boxrec