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By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) could find himself in a world of hurt on Saturday night in defending his title against #9 WBC Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) in thier fight at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The two fighters weighed in Friday afternoon with Arreola weighing in 20 pounds heavier at 246.2 pounds compared to Wilder’s rail thin 226.2lbs.

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Vasquez vs. Diaz on 7/16 on Wilder-Arreola card

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By Patrick McHugh: Unbeaten welterweight contender Sammy Vasquez (21-0, 15 KOs) will get a chance to show what kind of boxing skills has going for him this month when he faces 2008 Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz (17-1, 8 KOs) in the co-feature bout on the Deontay Wilder vs. Chris Arreola card on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox on July 16 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

Vasquez, #7 WBA, #8 WBC, #10 WBO, #11 IBF, will be taking a little bit of a step up in taking on the 32-year-old Diaz, who has only been beaten once in his career by former IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson by a 12 round majority decision last October.

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Peterson decisions Diaz in close 12rd MD

PBC Oct 17th VA boxing(Photo Credit: Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jim Dower: In a very close fight that could have gone either way, Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 KOs) edged #5 IBF 140lb contender Felix Diaz (17-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday afternoon on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the EagleBank Arena at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

This was not one of Peterson’s better performances. He was given a lot of close rounds by the judges in which he was getting hit with short punches from the 5’5″ Diaz. I thought the fight should have been scored a draw if not a win for Diaz. The judges scored it 114-114, 117-111 and 116-112.

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Lamont Peterson defeats Felix Diaz live results

PBC Oct 17th VA boxing(Photo Credit: Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions) By Tim Fletcher: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 KOs) won a close 12 round majority decision tonight over 2008 Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz Jr (17-1, 8 KOs) at the EagleBank Arena at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. THe final judges’ scores were 114-114, 117-111 and 116-112.

Peterson fought in spurts in the fight. He was effective with his body punching in rounds 2, 6 and 8. But he gave away a lot of the rounds to Diaz by not throwing enough punches, and getting nailed on the inside. When Peterson was in close, he needed to be throwing punches, but he failed to do that. This allowed the 5’5″ Diaz to win a lot of rounds that he shouldn’t have been able to win.

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Lamont Peterson & Felix Diaz Jr make weight

Image: Lamont Peterson & Felix Diaz Jr make weightBy Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA 140lb champion Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) weighed in successfully on Friday for his fight against unbeaten 2008 Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz Jr. (17-0, 8 KOs) for their fight this Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the EagleBank Arena, in Fairfax, Virginia. Peterson weighed in at 144lbs. His opponent Diaz weighed in slightly heavier at 144.2lbs.

Peterson, 31, needs a win to keep himself in contention for a world title shot against IBF light welterweight champion Cesar Cuenca. Peterson lost his last fight in April to Danny Garcia by a 12 round majority decision.

It was a mistake on Peterson’s part to fight passively in the first seven rounds of the fight. He gave Garcia far too much respect, and this enabled him to win rounds by default. When Peterson finally did start fighting hard in the 8th, he discovered that it was easy for him to walk the shorter Garcia down and batter him with shots to the head and body.

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Lamont Peterson well prepared for Felix Diaz Jr

DSC_6702(Photo Credit: Delane Rouse) By Allan Fox: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) is as ready as he’s ever going to be for unbeaten #5 IBF Felix Diaz Jr (17-0, 8 KOs) for their fight on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC this Saturday night on HBO PPV from the EagleBank Arena at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

Peterson has studied Diaz’s fighting style well, and he feels he’s going to be totally ready for anything the 5’5” southpaw brings to the ring on Saturday. Peterson will be sporting a four inch height and a five inch reach advantage over Diaz.

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Lamont Peterson plans on making it tough for Felix Diaz

peterson454By Allan Fox: Former IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) will be back inside the ring this Saturday night against Felix Diaz Jr (17-0, 8 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the EagleBank Arena, in Fairfax, Virginia.

Peterson, 31, says he’s still fighting at 140 despite his good showing in his last fight against Danny Garcia, which took place at a catch-weight of 143 pounds last April. Peterson bulked up for that fight and looked like a genuine welterweight.

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Lamont Peterson vs. Felix Diaz on October 17th

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA (September 4, 2015) – Former world champion Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) will return to the ring near his Washington D.C. home as he takes on 2008 Olympic Gold medalist from the Dominican Republic Felix Diaz Jr. (17-0, 8 KOs) in a 12-round bout on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC on Saturday, October 17 from EagleBank Arena (formerly the Patriot Center) at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

The televised co-main event begins at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT and pits Olympic Bronze medalist Andre “The Resurrected” Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) against Australia’s Blake “Il Capo” Caparello (21-1-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight bout.

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Rigondeaux destroys Andrade; Diaz, Johnson, Despaigne Also Win

By Jim Dower: Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (3-0, 3 KO’s) easily recorded his third second consecutive knockout with a third round stoppage victory over 39-year-old Brazilian GIovanni Andrade (60-12, 49 KO’s) on Friday night at the Fountainbleau Hotel, at Miami Beach, Florida. Rigondeaux, 28, knocked Andrade down in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

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