Fight Lamont Peterson W TKO 7 (12) Willy Blain

Junior welterweight Lamont Peterson has reportedly tested positive for synthetic testosterone, according to Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Peterson’s upcoming HBO televised defense of his WBA/IBF titles, against Amir Khan on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, is now in jeopardy. Khan and Peterson had agreed, as part of their rematch terms, to take part in a random drug testing protocol read more ...

Unified super lightweight world champion Lamont «Havoc» Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) and the man he dethroned, Amir «King» Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) wrapped up their three-city press tour Monday at the Grammy Museum at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The tour kicked off last week in England then made its way to Washington D.C. before hitting LA read more ...

Amir Khan admits his career could be left in tatters if he fails to beat Lamont Peterson for a second time when the two fierce rivals lock horns again in May. Khan surrendered his IBF and WBA light-welterweight titles last December after a shock defeat to Peterson in a controversial split decision in Washington read more ...

WBA/IBF 140-pound champion Lamont Peterson (L) poses for photographs with British starAmir Khan after a press conference in London. Khan on Tuesday vowed to learn from his mistakes when he faces Peterson in their keenly anticipated world title rematch on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Khan cried foul after losing a split decision to Peterson in their see-saw battle for the WBA and IBF lightwelterweight titles in Washington in December, insisting he had been the victim of dubious scoring read more ...

Former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera is currently visiting London. The Mexican star is a big name in the UK. Back in 2001, Barrera dominated Prince Naseem Hamed, who at the time was a huge favorite to win. The 38-year-old fighter is still upset with his 2009 technical decision loss to Amir Khan in Manchester read more ...

According to Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KOs), WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) has accepted a rematch offer from Golden Boy Promotions, and the fight will take place on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Top Rank had offered Peterson a lucrative two-fight package, which included a July 14th title bout with Juan Manuel Marquez at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas read more ...

Main Events won a purse bid Tuesday to promote an IBF junior welterweight elimination match between former champion Zab Judah and unbeaten Vernon Paris read more ...

Amir Khan’s promoter told Sky Sports News HD the WBA have informed him they will order a re-match between the British fighter and Lamont Peterson. Khan lost his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles to Peterson on a split decision in Washington in December, a verdict that has been hotly disputed ever since read more ...

WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson is tired of Amir Khan’s protests. Khan has continued to question the validity of last month’s twelve round split decision loss to Peterson. Khan’s team have already appealed the result to the WBA and IBF, citing improprieties in judging and refereeing. They dispute the scores and referee Joe Cooper’s officiating read more ...

He told his followers on the social networking site he was particularly concerned by the presence of an unknown man in a hat at ringside, who he claimed was talking to bout supervisor Michael Walsh, in contravention of a rule that states no one should speak to officials while a fight is in progress read more ...