Lamont Peterson

Lamont Peterson was an American professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2019. With a professional record of 35 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw, he held world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF light welterweight title between 2011 and 2015 and the WBA (Regular) welterweight title in 2017.

Peterson made his professional debut on September 25, 2004, at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, where he defeated Nicholas Dean via first-round TKO. Peterson's brother Anthony also made his debut on the same card, winning with a first-round knockout. Peterson went on to win 26 more consecutive fights, which included 12 wins via stoppage.

Peterson had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on December 12, 2009, against Timothy Bradley for the WBO title, after 27 professional fights. Peterson lost to Bradley via a 12-round unanimous decision, which ended his 27-fight win streak.

One of Peterson's best fights and notable victories was a win over Amir Khan on December 10, 2011, becoming the unified super-lightweight world champion by beating Khan via 12 round split-decision. He then held the WBA (Super) and IBF super-lightweight world-champion belts.

Peterson successfully defended the IBF super-lightweight title twice, against Kendall Holt on February 22, 2013, winning the fight via 8th round TKO, and against Dierry Jean on January 25, 2014, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

In addition, on February 18, 2017, Peterson won the WBA (Regular) welterweight title from David Avanesyan, beating Avanesyan via 12-round unanimous decision.

Peterson fought a total of 42 times during his professional career. He won 35 fights, with 17 of those wins via knockout. He lost six fights, with four of those losses via knockout, and drew one fight. Peterson is on a three-fight losing streak as of his most recent fight on January 7, 2023, against Michael Ogundo, which he lost via 4th round TKO.

Throughout his career, Peterson had three total title wins and three title defenses. He won two fights in title-fight by KO, but he also had four losses via KO.

Peterson's height is 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm), and he has a reach of 72 inches (183 cm). He has an orthodox stance and has competed in two weight classes: light welterweight and welterweight.

Lamont Peterson is nicknamed "Havoc," and he was born on January 24, 1984, in Washington, D.C., making him currently at the age of 39.

In summary, Lamont Peterson is a former American professional boxer with an impressive professional record. Throughout his career, he held three world titles at two different weight classes and won several notable fights. Despite his recent losing streak, Peterson's contributions to the sport of boxing will not be forgotten anytime soon.

Lamont Peterson Fight Record