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Peterson’s trainer: Beating Matthysse could mean Mayweather

10
May

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.”

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26
Apr

Peterson training with Broner for Matthysse clash

Barry Hunter, the long-time trainer of IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, tells RingTV.com that Peterson has been joined in training camp by WBC lightweight titleholder Adrien Broner in Peterson’s hometown of Washington D.C.

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25
Apr

Lem’s latest: Garcia eyes legacy-building victory

RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia could soon rise into the welteweight division if he is successful on Saturday night against Zab Judah.

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24
Feb

Schaefer: Sky is limit for Peterson

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said of IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, “I think that there are going to be many great fights ahead for him.”

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18
Feb

Q&A: Hunter on Peterson, the ‘Goliath’ Golden Boy

Barry Hunter on Lamont Peterson: “We figured that the city needed a hero and we didn’t mind stepping up and taking that on.”

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17
Feb

Peterson would be honored to face Mayweather

IBF junior featherweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will defend his belt against ex-titleholder Kendall Holt on Friday. Peterson once sparred with Floyd Mayweather and his trainer, Barry Hunter, says his fighter would be honored to fight the pound-for-pound king.

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13
Feb

Peterson: ‘I prefer VADA’

IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson said “I think that VADA is a good thing for the sport,” adding, “hopefully I’ll use VADA after this fight.” Peterson failed a VADA-administered drug test going into his scrapped rematch with Amir Khan.

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10
Jan

IBF: 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.

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04
Jan

Peterson-Holt in play for Feb. 22 in Washington, D.C.

IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson could face Kendall Holt on Feb. 22 at the D.C. Armory.

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04
Nov

Q&A: Harrison avoids streets, draws local fans, national interest

Only a few years after being released from prison for armed robbery, Dusty Harrison’s father and trainer, Buddy Harrison, started his son shadowboxing while he was still in diapers.

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