lamont peterson Boxing News

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) is confident that when he enters the ring on May 19 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to fight new WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) he will stop Lamont.

By William Mackay: Speaking about himself in the third person, former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) gave a big hint about how he’s going to be fighting in his rematch against IBF/WBA 140 pound champ Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) by saying that he was too courageous in their fight last [...]

By William Mackay: On May 19th, Amir Khan and IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson will do it again in a rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The last time they met, Peterson defeated Khan by a 12 round decision in Washington, DC in a fight where Khan seemed [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach has already given away the game plan for Khan’s rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson next month on May 19th by saying that Khan will stay off the ropes and fight in the center of the ring for the rematch.

By William Mackay: Amir Khan has got his way and will be fighting a rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson next month on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There’s rumors that referee Joe Cortez will be the one working the fight, but nothing yet has [...]

By William Mackay: Referee Joe Cortez could be working the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson rematch on May 19th, according to boxing news from the BBC Sport. Cortez was the referee that worked Khan’s fight against Marcos Maidana in December 2010, frequently stepping in to break up the inside action when Maidana was trying to [...]

By William Mackay: Although Freddie Roach and Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) are both saying they’ll fight IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) differently in the May 19th rematch, Peterson doubts Khan is capable of being any different than he was before. Peterson sees Khan as being stuck in his ways, incapable [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) has done it once and now he gets the chance to smack former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) around the ring again for a second time on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not much will [...]

By William Mackay: If you saw Amir Khan lose to Lamont Peterson last December, you’ll have noticed a lot of fouling from Khan in trying to escape the constant pressure from Peterson. The fouling that Khan used was in the form of shoving, which he quite frequently, pulling down on the back of Peterson’s head [...]

By Sean McDaniel: In order to follow the instructions from his trainer Freddie Roach to beat IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1, 15 KO’s) in their rematch on May 19th, Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) will have to be in the best shape of his life.

By William Mackay: There’s been all this talk of Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) looking to change his fighting style for his May 19th rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan is talking about planning on being more slick, staying off the [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan said recently that he’s seen the best of Lamont Peterson and that he won’t be any better or different in their rematch on May 19th. Khan says he himself will be different because he won’t be making the same mistakes he did last time he fought Peterson last December and [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) is determined to win back the titles he lost to new WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) last December in Washington, D.C.

By William Mackay: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach wants Khan to stay off the ropes and fight in the center of the ring against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson on May 19th. Roach figures Khan will be able to easily handle Peterson as long as he stays in the center of the ring with [...]

By William Mackay: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan isn’t worried about anything that IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson can bring to their May 19th rematch in terms of skills, because Khan says he’s already seen everything that Peterson has in his tool kit and he’s not worried about him bringing anything new [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan says he doesn’t plan on getting hit as much as he did last time he fought and lost to Lamont Peterson last December. Khan and Peterson will be meeting up on May 19th in a rematch in Las Vegas to settle the controversy of their fight in Washington, DC. Khan [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan already has his first fight planned out if/when he defeats IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson in their rematch on May 19th. Khan wants to go after WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO in a unification bout at 140, and then possibly move up to welterweight to [...]

By Allan Fox: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer compared former IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan to Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently saying that he needs to stop being so courageous in the ring and focus on using his skills more in upcoming rematch against Lamont Peterson on May 19th.

By William Mackay: Freddie Roach plans on having Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) put on a lot more weight after he weighs-in for his May 19th rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) compared to the last time Khan fought Peterson last December.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): The question being asked in boxing circles is how much if anything did former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) learn in his defeat last December to current WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s)?

By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach says that he’s going to try and have Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) stay in the center of the ring on May 19th in his rematch against IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) rather than letting Khan stay on the ropes like he was doing from [...]

By William Mackay: Amir Khan is getting a second shot against Lamont Peterson, and he promises that he’s going to make it look easy in avenging his loss to Peterson from last December. However, you have to wonder because Khan looked so flustered and unable to deal with Peterson’s pressure without fouling repeatedly despite warnings [...]

By William Mackay: Apparently former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) didn’t show IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) the best of his abilities in his loss to Peterson last December. Khan says he’s going to show him the works in their rematch on May 19th at the Mandalay [...]

By William Mackay: 34-year-old Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) may have turned his career around temporarily with a 9th round stoppage victory over #4 IBF 140 pound contender Vernon Paris last Saturday night in their IBF light welterweight eliminator bout at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York.

By William Mackay: Freddie Roach, Amir Khan’s trainer, says they’ve made some small changes to Khan’s game for their May 19th rematch with IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson. Small changes may not be enough for Khan to win this fight, however, because he was really out of his depth from Peterson’s pressure last December.

By William Mackay: After dusting off #4 IBF light welterweight contender Vernon Paris last Saturday in an easy 9th round TKO victory in Brooklyn, New York, the 34-year-old Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s), #3 IBF, is the now the mandatory challenger for the May 19th winner of the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson rematch at [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) promises to correct the mistakes he made in his first fight with new WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) last December in Washington D.C.

By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan is currently house hunting in 90210 zip code of Beverly Hills, California to purchase a house for him and his family to live in. The average house in Beverly Hills goes for around $2 million, but they obviously go much higher than that. Hopefully, Khan doesn’t spend too much money [...]

By Chris Williams: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson makes it clear that he feels that undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the number #1 fighter in all of boxing and the #1 pound-for-pound fighter above guys like Manny Pacquiao and Sergio Martinez.

By Danny Duffy: Let’s face it, most of you guys that visit this site do so for the authors’ often controversial and outlandish pre-fight predictions. There are some well balanced articles on this site, for sure; but it’s the ones that sail close to the line that invoke discussion. I will now lay out why [...]