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.”
read morePeterson stops Holt in the eighth round, eyes Matthysse
IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson overcame a slow start to stop ex-beltholder Kendall Holt at 1:42 of the eighth round after flooring him in the fourth and sixth rounds on Friday night.
read moreEspinoza: Mayweather’s move a ‘game-changer’
Forbes estimates Floyd Mayweather’s deal with Showtime as being worth more than a $250 million, although network boss Stephen Espinoza would not comment directly on the six-fight package.
read moreQ&A: Holt says stamina, weight no problem vs. Peterson
Kendall Holt on Friday’s bout with Lamont Peterson: “This fight, I’m going to set things up and make things happen. I have had some good sprints, some good boxing and I am ready to go a good, hard 12 rounds.”
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 moreQ&A: Broner on Mayweather, Showtime, HBO, Peterson
Does Adrien Broner want to be on the Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero undercard? Lem Satterfield spoke to the WBC lightweight titleholder about that and other subjects at the final presser for the Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight.
read moreQ&A: Schaefer discusses Mayweather’s move to Showtime
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather’s move to Showtime ends the days when the network could not compete with rival U.S. cable giant HBO.
read moreLem’s latest: Peterson-Holt ‘an entertaining fight’
IBF beltholder Lamont Peterson on Kendall Holt: “At the end of the day…I don’t think that he will be able to bite down like I’m going to be able to.”
read morePeterson: ‘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.
read moreQ&A: Matthysse wants Garcia, Rios, Alexander
RING No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse will be after his fifth straight knockout win against Mike Dallas on Jan. 26.
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