Quatavious Cash is one of the top up-and-coming boxers in the nation. The middleweight pugilist has 6-0 record as a pro. He’s had 76 amateur matches.
However, Cash’s career was put in jeopardy after a simple basketball game ended in gunfire. Cash was shot and unsure of what the future would hold.
But with perseverance, Cash has been able to heal quickly and will fight three weeks after getting shot.
He recently spoke with rolling out about the ordeal and how he plans to find success as a prizefighter.
You were recently the victim of a violent crime. How did the situation escalate into you getting shot?
My cousins called me to come play basketball. My fight [was] canceled for that Saturday, so I decided to play ball on my day off. During a game, a fight broke out. I wasn’t even on the court. I was with my little cousin bandaging his knee. So when the fight started, I broke every thing up. There was one guy I didn’t know, and he was the guy who had the gun. He still wanted to fight and ended up jumping on my cousin. After everyone broke it up, he pulled the gun out. I saw him pointing the gun toward my little cousin on the ground, so I jumped in and he ended up turning the gun toward me. He shot twice. The first shot went past my neck, over my left shoulder and hit a woman in the stomach. The second shot hit me in the leg.
That must have been a challenging ordeal. What have you learned from the incident?
I learned that I’m at a point in my life and in my career where I can’t make mistakes anymore. I know I can’t hang out at my old ‘hood anymore and I can’t be around the same people that I hung around when I was younger. It’s not the same anymore. I have to watch the places I hang out and know the type of people I’m around. I must keep my eyes open and stay more focused. I should never have that much free time where I can be in that situation.
The amazing part is that you will be able to fight on Aug. 18. How does it feel to have that situation happen and be able to get back to what you love doing the most?
It’s just a blessing. I feel like God was really on my side. I really believe in miracles now. The way the bullet hit, it bounced off my bones and came right back out almost [in] the same place it came in. I never cried. I didn’t take any pain medicine and it healed so fast. I was in the gym two days after I got shot. It was like nothing ever happened. It was really a miracle.
Quatavious Cash will fight in Atlanta at Mansion Elan on Aug. 18 at 8 p.m.
