Friday, January 04, 2013

Peterson Defends IBF Title Against Kendall Holt February 22 At DC Armory..Maybe!

ESPN.com is reporting that IBF Junior Welterweight champion Lamont Peterson will return to action on Friday, February 22 and defend his title against former WBO champion Kendall Holt of Paterson, NJ at the DC Armory.  The report says the bout will be televised on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights.

Late word from the Peterson camp says, however, that the bout is not a done deal as of yet.  A spokesperson for the Peterson camp tells BATB that the bout is a"viable option," but still not definite as there are other choices on the table, including a rematch with former world champ Timothy Bradley. 

If the bout takes place, Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO's) will fight for the first time since winning the title against Amir Khan on December 10, 2011 at the Washington Convention Center.  Peterson also captured the WBA title but was stripped after he tested positive for synthetic testosterone.  Holt (28-5, 16 KO's) last fought on March 16, knocking out Tim Coleman in two rounds in Cabazon, CA. We'll keep you posted on details.


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bradley don't want to see Lamont again.

Anonymous said...

Don't think so, but I do believe that he has to get back to the basics of boxing rather than slugging it out. It appears that he is looking to bang for the most part. Bradley is looking for a big payday and Lamont can't bring that to the table, plus I don't think he can beat Bradley unless he boxes and uses his advantage of height and reach. If Lamont continues to head bang, his career will be short!

Anonymous said...

I don't like Barry kuzz I think he fake as Shyt, but fat boogg and LP and AP... And good people and they work hard so I just happy with seeing them fight, face the fact them boys can fight,and it's always a blessing to see them in the ring,so

Anonymous said...

Uh uhn Boog ain't Fat nomore......He's just Big Boog now! Nugga in shape!!! 7 miles and running!

Anonymous said...

wonder who will be on the under card of this fight. Barry has alot of great fighters at his gym. i know dc would love to see some of them real fighters on this card. his fighters havent been on no cards lately.

Anonymous said...

we tired of seeing dusty with his little easy push overs.I just hope he is not on this card.