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.