By Eric Thomas: IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KO’s) has a risky fight tonight against the unbeaten and untested #1 IBF Dierry Jean (25-0, 17 KP’s) at the DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Peterson, 30, was stopped in the 3rd round in his last fight against slugger Lucas Matthysse last year in May.
The fight was staged at 141, and that allowed Peterson to keep his IBF 140 lb. title because it wasn’t on the line for the fight. It was a wise move by Peterson to make sure that Matthysse didn’t have a chance to win the IBF title, because otherwise Peterson would be starting over from scratch for this fight with Jean.
By Allan Fox: IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KO’s) will be making a second title defense of his International Boxing Federation crown at the end of the month against Canada’s Dierry Jean (25-0, 17 KO’s) on January 25th at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. 
By Robbie Bannatyne: After light welterweight Lucas Matthysse knocked Lamont Peterson’s lights out in the 3rd round of their encounter on Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Paulie Malignaggi, Showtime analyst and current welterweight champion, gushed “It is literally like a bomb exploding every time he lands a punch.”
By Shane Newsome: Welcome readers to my weekly column which takes an informative, un-bias, retrospective look back on just what went on at the weekend, with reports on the biggest and best boxing action from across the globe.
(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Sotoman: There was a little bit of everything in last nights boxing fights. We begin with the fight between Lee Purdy and Devon Alexander. There is no doubt that Alexander’s stock dropped yesterday, despite the fact that Purdy failed to make weight. Although Purdy was not as impressive, he made Alexander look weak and ill accomplished. Purdy demonstrated and exposed Alexander’s lack of power. It is clear that Purdy was not going to win the fight on the score cards, but he had a heart of a lion. 
By Allan Fox: WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (34-2, 32 KO’s) is gunning for WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (26-0, 16 KO’s) for his next fight, and he’s hoping that his promoter Richard Schaefer for Golden Boy Promotions can make that fight happen. 
By Allan Fox: Dan Rafael of ESPN is reporting that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is reserving September 7th for a doubleheader matching WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia vs. WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse in the main event and Zab Judah vs. IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson as the co-feature in a bout at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
By Jim Dower: Lucas Matthysse (34-2, 32 KO’s) overpowered Lamont Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KO’s) in stopping him in three brutal rounds on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Matthysse knocked Peterson down twice in the 3rd round with big left hooks and once in the 2nd with another big left hook.