Petersons in Action Tonight in Illinois!

The undefeated Peterson Brothers will be in action tonight as they headline a five-bout card at the Par-A-Dice Casino in Peoria, IL.

Junior lightweight Lamont Peterson (17-0, seven KO's) will take on Omar Bernal (25-8-3, 19 KO's) in the eight-round main event. Bernal is winless in his last five (0-5-1). This includes bouts against two members of "The Contender: Season Two -- Michael Stewart (a first-round loss) and Norberto Bravo (a draw).

Lightweight Anthony Peterson (19-0, 15 KO's, ranked #5 by the WBO, #13 by the WBA) will battle Armando Cordoba (21-26-2, 16 KO's)in the six-round co-feature. Cordoba is winless in his last nine bouts (0-8-1), with four of those losses against undefeated opponents.

Here are the weights for the two bouts:

Lamont Peterson 141 vs Omar Bernal 140
Anthony Peterson 136 vs Armando Cordoba 135

This card will not be televised.

Let me add this as well. Joe Tessitore of ESPN's Wednesday and Friday Night Fights named Anthony Peterson the Friday Night Fights "Prospect of the Year." Here are his comments on both Peterson Brothers taken from his article on ESPN.com:

"Anthony separated himself from the pack this year with two wins on FNF, including his first ever 12-round fight and a monstrous second-round KO win. The power-punching younger brother of Lamont Peterson is on a collision course for a world title and will be a star in this sport. Lamont is right there also, a little slicker, a little more patient, but still in line for future success."