Relying on a claim made by a source that refused to be named, THE RING website RingTV.com erroneously reported earlier today that Lamont Peterson tested positive for the banned substance human chorionic gonadotropin. THE RING has since learned that Lamont Peterson’s drug test related to his victory over Kendall Holt on Feb. 22 in Washington D.C. was negative in all respects.

THE RING wishes to apologize to Peterson and those close to him for the error.