Lamont Peterson

Lamont Peterson (born January 24, 1984) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBA (Super) light welterweight title from 2011 to 2012, and the IBF light welterweight title from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, he held the WBO interim light welterweight title in 2009.

Background

Lamont Peterson and his younger brother Anthony Peterson have been regularly featured on ESPN boxing telecasts and their story has been frequently discussed on the show. The Petersons were left without parents at an early age, with their father in prison^[1] and their mother suffering personal issues. The brothers were reportedly homeless on the streets of Washington, DC for several years.^[2] While homeless at age 10, they were noticed by Barry Hunter, a boxing coach. Over time, Hunter developed their boxing skills while mentoring them and both brothers morphed into amateur boxing stars.

Amateur career

• 2001 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion.

He became 141 lbs US champion in 2003. He holds wins over Rock Allen in 2003, who beat him twice 2004 in the Olympic box-offs, Mike Alvarado and Andre Dirrell, as well as 2003 amateur world champion Willy Blain (in 2003).

Professional career

Light Welterweight

In 2009, Peterson defeated Blain by 7th round TKO to win the Interim WBO Light Welterweight title.

Peterson vs. Bradley

He fought WBO Light Welterweight champion and Ring No. 1 Light Welterweight Timothy Bradley in late 2009, but lost by unanimous decision.

Peterson vs. Ortiz

On the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana, Peterson faced Ring No. 9 Light Welterweight Victor Ortiz on December 11 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and fought to a controversial draw. Ortiz started the fight strong by knocking Peterson down twice in the third round, but many felt Peterson took the middle and late rounds of the fight, doing enough to earn the decision.^[3]

Peterson vs. Khan

Peterson defeated Ring No. 2 ranked Light Welterweight Amir Khan for the WBA and IBF Light Welterweight titles in Washington, DC on December 10, 2011 by split decision. There was some controversy over the refereeing, due to two point deductions against Khan for pushing Peterson off him.^[4] A rematch planned for May 19, 2012 was cancelled following Peterson's positive test for synthetic testosterone.^[5]

Peterson was stripped of the WBA 140-pound title as a result of his failed pre-fight drug test. Amir Khan reinstated as WBA champion. ^[6][7][8]

Return to the Ring

He defended his IBF Light Welterweight title on February 22, 2013 against Kendall Holt at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.^[9] Peterson retained his title by TKO stoppage against Holt.

Peterson vs. Matthysse

Peterson fought Lucas Matthysse on May 18, 2013 in Atlantic City. Peterson lost by TKO in round 3; he was knocked down once in round 2 and two more times in round 3.

Peterson vs. Jean

Peterson faced Dierry Jean on January 25, 2014 in Washington, D.C., with Peterson's IBF Light Welterweight championship on the line.^[10] Peterson won the fight by unanimous decision, handing Jean his first career loss.^[11]

Peterson vs. Garcia

Peterson faced Danny García on April 11, 2015, in his debut bout in the Premier Boxing Champions series on NBC. The fight took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.^[12] Peterson lost by 12 round majority decision. One judge had it a draw at 114-114 while two judges both had it 113-115 for Garcia. The fight was held at a catchweight of 143lb.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
38	Win	34–3–1	Félix Díaz	MD	12	Oct 17, 2015	EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
37	Loss	33–3–1	Danny García	MD	12	Apr 11, 2015	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
36	Win	33–2–1	Edgar Santana	TKO	10 (12), 2:48	Aug 9, 2014	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained IBF light welterweight title
35	Win	32–2–1	Dierry Jean	UD	12	Jan 25, 2014	D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S.	Retained IBF light welterweight title
34	Loss	31–2–1	Lucas Matthysse	TKO	3 (12), 2:14	May 18, 2013	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
33	Win	31–1–1	Kendall Holt	TKO	8 (12), 1:42	Feb 22, 2013	D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S.	Retained IBF light welterweight title
32	Win	30–1–1	Amir Khan	SD	12	Dec 10, 2011	Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C	Won WBA (Super) and IBF light welterweight titles
31	Win	29–1–1	Victor Cayo	KO	12 (12), 2:46	Jul 29, 2011	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
30	Draw	28–1–1	Victor Ortiz	MD	10	Dec 11, 2010	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
29	Win	28–1	Damian Fuller	TKO	7 (10), 1:10	Apr 10, 2010	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
28	Loss	27–1	Timothy Bradley	UD	12	Dec 12, 2009	Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.	For WBO light welterweight title
27	Win	27–0	Willy Blain	TKO	7 (12), 1:47	Apr 25, 2009	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Won vacant WBO interim light welterweight title
26	Win	26–0	Lanardo Tyner	UD	10	Nov 1, 2008	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant NABF interim light welterweight title
25	Win	25–0	Rogelio Castañeda Jr.	TKO	9 (10), 2:50	Jul 5, 2008	Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
24	Win	24–0	Antonio Mesquita	UD	10	Jan 4, 2008	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
23	Win	23–0	Humberto Toledo	KO	1 (8), 2:28	Nov 17, 2007	Casablanca Casino, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
22	Win	22–0	Frankie Santos	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	Sep 7, 2007	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.	Won vacant WBO–NABO light welterweight title
21	Win	21–0	John Brown	TKO	8 (10), 0:28	May 25, 2007	D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S.
20	Win	20–0	Juaquin Gallardo	UD	8	Jan 5, 2007	Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
19	Win	19–0	Marteze Logan	UD	8	Nov 18, 2006	Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
18	Win	18–0	Omar Bernal	TKO	6 (8), 1:19	Sep 1, 2006	Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino, East Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Mario Ramos	UD	10	Apr 28, 2006	4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town, North Dakota, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Jose Leo Moreno	UD	10	Feb 17, 2006	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	Won vacant WBC–USBNC light welterweight title
15	Win	15–0	Johnny Walker	TKO	3 (6)	Dec 10, 2005	Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Robert Frankel	UD	8	Sep 2, 2005	Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Meacher Major	UD	6	Aug 20, 2005	Isle of Capri Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Miguel Angel Torresillas	UD	10	Jul 19, 2005	Isle of Capri Casino, Lula, Mississippi, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	John Frazier	TKO	1 (6)	Jun 18, 2005	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Mikel Williams	UD	6	May 22, 2005	Silver Star Hotel & Casino, Choctaw, Mississippi, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Orlando Jesus Soto	UD	6	Apr 30, 2005	Isle of Capri Casino, Lula, Mississippi, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Larry Cunningham	TKO	4	Apr 23, 2005	Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Oscar Perez	TKO	1 (4), 2:23	Apr 9, 2005	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Sheldon Mosley	TKO	2 (6)	Feb 19, 2005	Isle of Capri Casino, Lula, Mississippi, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Steve Verdin	UD	4	Jan 22, 2005	Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Daniel Craycraft	UD	4	Dec 12, 2004	Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Michael Moss	KO	1 (4), 2:20	Nov 5, 2004	Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Walter Gilliam	UD	4	Oct 23, 2004	Isle of Capri Casino, Lula, Mississippi, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Nicholas Dean	TKO	1 (4), 0:22	Sep 25, 2004	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Lamont Peterson from BoxRec
• Lamont Peterson profile at Premier Boxing Champions