to suffer a knockdown of his own in settling for a three-way split decision draw.



He's since returned to the win column, claiming a 4th round knockout of overmatched Michael Zerafa in September. The win came with mixed feelings, as it paved the way for the showdown with Jacobs, but also left Quillin in a less-than-celebratory mood as he was forced to watch his opponent get carried out on a stretcher.

The opening bout of the telecast pits reigning featherweight titlist Jesus Cuellar versus Puerto Rico's Jonathan Oquendo.



Both fighters weighed in at 125.25 lbs.

Cuellar (27-1, 21KOs) makes the second defense of his full version of the featherweight title. The southpaw from Argentina - who turns 28 later this month - is coming off of an 8th round knockout of VicDarchinyan in June. He picked up an interim title with an Aug. '13 win over Claudio Marrero, defending three times before receiving the upgrade to full title status.

Oquendo (26-4, 16KOs) enters on the biggest win of his career, a 10-round decision over former three-time titlist Jhonny Gonzalez this past September in Las Vegas. Saturday's showdown with Cuellar marks the first career title shot for the 32-year old from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.



The Showtime telecast will be preceded by live action on sister network SHO Extreme. Headlining that portion of the show, former 140 lb. titlist Chris Algieri plays Barclays for the third time in his past four fights as he faces Ecuador's Erick Boné in a scheduled 10-round welterweight bout.

Both fighters weighed 145.8 lbs.

Algieri (20-2, 8KOs) - based