Quadtrine Hill puts away Clive Lowe late in 3rd round

DANIA BEACH - With the crowd chanting "Let's go Q, let's go Q," Quadtrine Hill established himself as the front-runner at the Lucky Street Boxing Gym after winning an amateur bout Saturday night.

The former Piper and University of Miami running back scored a third-round victory over former Douglas and Montana State football player Clive Lowe.

The referee stopped the contest with two seconds left in the bout. Hill was leading on scorecards and also forced two standing-8 counts in the second and third rounds.

"Every fight matters as much as any other fight you're ever going to have," Hill said. "Every fight is the most important fight of your life and this was the most important fight of my life.

"I was too quick and too strong, he couldn't get inside on me. I loved having that crowd behind me. You land a good shot and sometimes the crowd can see better than you and they know and react."

Hill and Lowe train at the gym known as the "Heavyweight Factory." The gym is the brainchild of Hollywood businessman Kris Lawrence, who is trying to develop the next heavyweight champion from South Florida. The plan is to turn well-conditioned football players and other athletes into top amateurs and eventually pro boxers. Hill, the son of former Dolphins running back Eddie Hill, was dominating with his power punches and left-right combinations.



(sun-sentinel.com)