By Dan Ambrose: On Saturday night, #1 ranked WBA/WBO light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s) will be facing his best opponent since he was stopped in the 6th round last year by Marcos Maidana in June 2009. Ortiz, a big southpaw puncher with power similar to Maidana, has won his last four fights since his loss and has looked good. However, his opposition hasn’t put much pressure on him the way that Maidana did, and this has left Ortiz to dominate with his power and speed. On Saturday, Ortiz will be facing the highly skilled Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Ortiz faces Peterson on Saturday
By Eric Thomas: In a make or break fight for Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s), he faces Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) in a 12 round bout on Saturday night on the Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana undercard at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight could very well be the most competitive fight of the night because the Khan-Maidana bout has a chance to end early if Maidana connects with one of his big shots on the chin of Khan.
Ortiz vs. Peterson this Saturday
By Dan Ambrose: Number #1 ranked WBA/WBO light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s) has an important fight this Saturday night on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana clash at the Mandalay Bay Resort & casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz, still only 23, has won four straight fights since being stopped by Maidana last year in June and is looking to get a win over Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) to keep in line for a shot against either the Khan-Maidana winner or the Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander winner in January.
Victor Ortiz vs. Lamont Peterson on December 11th
By Jim Dower: Light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s) has an important bout against Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana fight on December 11th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz, 23, needs to win this fight and look good for him to stay in the running for the prospects of facing Khan, Maidana, Bradley or Alexander in the future.
Victor Ortiz vs. Lamont Peterson fight terms have been agreed upon for 12/11
By Jim Dower: Once beaten light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) has reportedly agreed on the fight terms in a December 11th bout against top ranked Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s) for a bout on the undercard of the WBA light welterweight bout between champion Amir Khan and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Victor Ortiz vs. Lamont Peterson on December 11th
By Jim Dower: Light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s) will be facing the tough Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) on the Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana undercard on December 11th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an article at the Latimes.com, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says “He [Ortiz] got his confidence back from the scene of the crime, and we believe he’ll show in December that he’s ready now to fight anyone at 140 pounds.”
Valero to fight Lamont Peterson in June or July – News
By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) will be moving up in weight and facing light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson (27-1, 13 KO”s) in either June or July, according to Boxing Fanhouse. Both Valero and Bradley fight for Top Rank, so putting this fight together shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Valero, 28, wants to move up in weight to get his feet wet to see how he does against light welterweights.
Bradley successfully defends his WBO title, hands Peterson his first defeat
By Sam Gregory: In the main event from Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California Timothy Bradley successfully defended his WBO title against undefeated Lamont Peterson in a scheduled 12 round bout in the light welterweight division.
Bradley defeats Peterson; Darchinyan stops Rojas – Boxing results
By William Mackay: Unbeaten World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) defeated number #1 challenger Lamont Peterson (27-1, 13 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 119-108 and 120-107. Bradley, 27, knocked Peterson down with a hard right hand to the top of Peterson’s head in the 3rd round, and had him hurt in several of the other rounds of the one-sided fight. It was thought going into the fight that this would be a fairly closely contested affair. However, Bradley was much too fast and better on the inside.
Weigh in results: Bradley 138lbs, Peterson 139lbs
By Peter Wells: At Last nights weigh-in, Timothy Bradley came in a pound lighter than lanky challenger Lamont Peterson ahead of their WBO Light Welterweight showdown tonight. Both fighters looked absolutely incredible, the best condition I’ve ever seen either of them in, and trust me they are always in great shape, but last night they both were ripped to the bone. Tim comes in at 138lbs with a record of 24 wins no defeats while Lamont came in at 139lbs, one pound below the limit and boasts a 27-0 record, with 13 knockouts. It should be an incredibly interesting fight tonight and one I can’t wait for, it is an extremely interesting fight, a fight that is hard to decide.