Background

Peterson and his brother Anthony Peterson

Anthony Peterson

Anthony Peterson is a professional boxer.-Amateur career:Peterson had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 2003 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion. In 2004 he lost twice to Mexican American Vicente Escobedo at 132 lbs which cost him his place in Athens...

 are regularly featured on ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

 boxing telecasts, and their story has been frequently discussed on the show. The Petersons were left without parents at an early age, with their father in prison and their mother suffering personal issues. The brothers were reportedly homeless on the streets of Washington, DC for several years. While homeless at age 10, they were noticed by Barry Hunter, a boxing coach. Over time Hunter developed their boxing skills while mentoring them, and both brothers morphed into amateur boxing stars.

Amateur career

Peterson was the 2001 National Golden Gloves

Golden Gloves

The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...

 Lightweight Champion.
He became 141 lbs US champion in 2003. He holds wins over Rock Allen

Rock Allen

Rock Allen is a boxer in the Welterweight division. Rock is a twin and son of famous boxing trainer Naazim Richardson.-Amateur career:Philly-fighter Allen started boxing at 7 and had his first bout at 9...

 2003 who beat him twice 2004 in the Olympic box-offs, Mike Alvarado, and Andre Dirrell

Andre Dirrell

Andre Dirrell is an American boxer, who won the middleweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...

, as well as 2003 amateur world champion Willy Blain

Willy Blain

Willy Blain is a boxer from France, best known to win the 2003 amateur world title in the Light Welterweight division.-Amateur:...

 (in 2003).

Pro career

In 2009 Peterson defeated Blain by 7th round TKO to win the interim WBO Light Welterweight World Championship belt. He fought Timothy Bradley

Timothy Bradley

Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...

 for a major title in late 2009, but lost by unanimous decision.

On the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana

Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana

Light welterweight titlist Amir Khan and interim titlist Marcos Maidana reached an agreement to meet on December 11, 2010. The bout was for Khan's WBA Light Welterweight Title, which Khan successfully defended, winning via unanimous decision...

, Lamont faced title challenger Victor Ortiz

Victor Ortíz

Victor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....

 on December 11 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas

Las Vegas metropolitan area

The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...

 and fought to a majority draw.

Peterson is scheduled to fight Amir Khan

Amir Khan (boxer)

Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....

 for the WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 and IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 light-welterweight titles in Washington DC on 10 December. Peterson described the fight in prospect as "for sure the biggest and (most) exciting fight of my career so far", later adding "on 10 December, I will make my dreams come true and ruin Amir's plans to reign over his division".

Professional record

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Amir Khan (boxer)

Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....

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|align=left| United States Victor Ortiz

Victor Ortíz

Victor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....

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|27-1
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Timothy Bradley

Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...

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|align=left| Early Modern France Willy Blain

Willy Blain

Willy Blain is a boxer from France, best known to win the 2003 amateur world title in the Light Welterweight division.-Amateur:...

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Lanardo Tyner

Lanardo Tyner is a professional boxer in the Welterweight division. Tyner is also the current USBO welterweight champion.-Pro career:...

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|align=left| Mexico Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.

Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.

Rogelio Castañeda, Jr is a Mexican boxer in the Welterweight division. Rogelio is the former WBC FECARBOX and IBA Light Welterweight Champion.-Pro career:...

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|22-0
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|21-0
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|20-0
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Juaquin Gallardo

Juaquin Gallardo is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former WBC Latino Light Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:...

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|15-0
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Robert Frankel (boxer)

Robert Frankel is an American boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Pro career:Robert holds wins over many tough veterans like Mike González, Michael Stewart, Ramón Montaño, Bobby Pacquiao, and Ricardo Dominguez.-Molina vs...

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|12-0
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|11-0
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|10-0
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|9-0
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|8-0
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|7-0
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|6-0
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|5-0
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