(Photo by Mike Greenhill)
Washington, DC welterweight and three-time former world champion Lamont Peterson was knocked out in the 10th round by Sergey "Samurai" Lipinets of Beverly Hills, CA in the main event of the card at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD.
After the bout, Peterson announced his retirement.
The bout was fought at close range throughout with Peterson being very successful with his body shots early. In the fifth round, the bell rang prematurely but neither boxer seemed to be affected.
In the second half of the bout, Lipinets took control. Lipinets started to land the more telling blows and in the 10th round, he landed a solid right hand that made Peterson stumble. Lipinets would throw a series of blows that dropped Peterson to the canvas. At the same time, Peterson's trainer and father figure, Barry Hunter, threw in the towel, forcing referee Harvey Dock to stop the bout at 2:58 of the 10th.
Peterson's career ends at 34-5-1, 17 KO's. Lipinets, himself a former world champion, is now 15-1, 11 KO's.
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