By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach thinks his fighter Amir Khan’s loss to Lamont Peterson should be overturned due to Peterson’s recent positive drug test for performance enhancing drugs in addition to the information that Peterson used the testosterone in the months before his fight with Khan.
Khan vs. Peterson
Khan pushing hard for no contest in Peterson fight
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) along with Golden Boy Promotions is pushing hard to have his loss to IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson overturned and declared a no contest. And Peterson appears to have given Khan and Golden Boy the ammunition they need.
Peterson says he did NOT take performance enhancing drugs
By Dallan O’ Donnell: Speaking for the first time since the positive drug tests which “forced” the cancellation of the hotly anticipated re-match with former champion Amir Khan, Lamont Peterson has said that he did not take performance enhancing drugs.
Lamont Peterson will be stripped of belts
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) is expected to receive back the title belts he lost to Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) last December in a highly controversial match in Washington, D.C.
Peterson, a name Khan will want to forget?
By David Coleman: The ever growing circus surrounding Amir Khan ahead of his much anticipated rematch with Lamont Peterson reached an all new low this morning, when the cancellation of the May 19th bout was announced.
Drug Testing is Needed. NOW!
By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: Somewhere in Las Vegas, newly crowned WBA junior middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is probably sitting back and saying “And people think I’m crazy for wanting the fighters I face to undergo random blood testing”. In fact, he doesn’t have to say anything because Lamont Peterson said for him.
Cinderella story over for Peterson
By John F. McKenna (McJack): IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) and his rags to riches story of rising from being a homeless youth on the streets of his hometown of Washington, D.C. to win the world light welterweight title last December spawned a multitude of good press for Lamont.
Peterson was taking the pellets for a testosterone insufficiency
By Scott Gilfoid: According to the LA Times, IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson was using the testosterone pellets in which he tested positive for on a drug test to treat testosterone deficiency. In other words, it was for legitimate reasons under a doctor’s supervision.
Peterson attorney admits he took pellets
By John F. McKenna (McJack): In a still developing story the attorney for WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) admitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) executive director Keith Kizer that Lamont had taken testosterone pellets prior to his match with then WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s).
Amir Khan’s next move
By Duke Pahulu: If the reports are true about Lamont Peterson testing positive for a banned substance, the only right move for Amir Khan is to find another opponent. And who would be better than Juan Manuel Marquez. Reports are out there that Zab Judah is out of the running for Marquez in July at Cowboys Stadium.