the 30-year-old arrived in new york on a crest of a wave , a newly crowned world champion eager to lap up the first defence of the title he won so superbly before christmas .
his future took the most unexpected of twists on friday night after american peter quillin , the undefeated former wbo middleweight champion .
quillin says he has faced struggles his whole life and that this fight will just be the latest in a long line .