Peterson’s trainer: Beating Matthysse could mean Mayweather
Lamont Peterson’s trainer believes that a victory over Lucas Matthysse could “put him in the lotto for a fight with someone like Floyd Mayweather.”
read morePeterson continues to roll with the punches
IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will end a 14-month ring absence when he meets Kendall Holt tonight: “There will be no ring rust. None whatsoever,” said Peterson. “I look sharp in the gym. I feel good.”
read moreBroner: Peterson-Holt ‘a helluva’ fight. Ask the experts
Boxing expert Rich Marotta says Lamont Peterson’s defense against Kendall Holt “should rank pretty high on the entertainment scale.”
read moreIBF: Peterson to defend against Holt in D.C. on Feb. 22
IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson will defend his crown against ex-titleholder Kendall Holt on Feb. 22 in Peterson’s home town of Washington, D.C.
read moreQ&A: Leonard discusses child sex abuse, today’s fighters
Sugar Ray Leonard on being sexually abused as a teenager: “It knocked me down, but it didn’t knock me out.”
read moreArum, Peterson may attend ‘Fight Night For Children’
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, and former undisputed 140-pound champion Aaron Pryor are among those expected to attend Thursday’s “Fight Night For Children” charity event at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.
read moreRios: Alvarado brawl will conjure Corrales-Castillo, Gatti-Ward
Unbeaten former lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios on his Oct. 13 clash with undefeated 140-pound contender Mike Alvarado: “It’s going to be a very violent, very bloody fight. It’s going to be a can’t-miss fight.”
read morePeterson vows to defeat Khan more convincingly
Lamont Peterson on his upcoming rematch with Amir Khan: “If it comes down to a knockout, then I’ll win by knockout. If it’s a decision, then I’ll be winning a decision. I just know that I’ll control the figtht all the way.”
read moreAbril’s standing, walking, talking tall for Rios bout
Richard Abril believes that he will end the winning streak of Brandon Rios and hand the hard-punching former titleholder his first loss on Saturday night. “I am more Mexican than Rios,” he said.
read moreLem’s latest: Rios-Abril conference gets heated
Brandon Rios and Richard Abril delivered another heated confrontation during a Monday press conference in Los Angeles, and both fighters are eager to settle matters in the ring on Saturday.
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