Lamont Peterson
Name: Lamont Peterson
Alias: Havoc
Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions (former)
Manager: Shelly Finkel, Al Haymon
Trainer: Barry Hunter
Amateur Career
- 2001 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion
- 2001 US U19 National Silver medalist
- Lost to Juan McPherson 4-8 in the final
- 2002 US National Championships Bronze medalist
- Lost to Rock Allen 11-11+
- 2002 US National Challenge Silver medalist
- Lost to Rock Allen 14-23
- 2002 US U19 National Champion
- Defeated Tim Coleman RSCO 4 in the final
- France Four Nations Participant in Laval, France
- Lost to Jarrod Fletcher (Australia) 19-12
- 2002 World Junior Championships participant in Santiago de Cuba
- Defeated Jozsef Kovacs (Hungary) RSC 2
- Lost to Kanat Ilyassov (Kazakhstan) 46-54
- 2002 participated at the 1st Cuban National Olympics in Havana, Cuba
- Lost to Diogenes Luna (Cuba) 24-30
- 2003 US National Championships Gold medalist
- Defeated Rock Allen 21-13 in the final
- 2003 US National Challenge Gold medalist
- Defeated Keith Mason 14-2
- Defeated Chad Aquino 11-4
- 2003 Panamerican Games Qualifier in Belem do Para, Brazil
- Lost to Marcos Rocha Costa (Brazil) 4-17
- 2003 participated at the Panamerican Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Lost to Patrick Lopez (Venezuela) 8-23
- 2003 Ukraine vs USA Dual Meet in Kiev, Ukraine
- Defeated Artem Ayvazidi 2-1
- 2003 Ukraine vs USA Dual Meet in Donetsk, Ukraine
- Defeated Vladimir Kravets 3-0
- 2003 USA vs France Dual Meet
- Defeated Willy Blain 8-5
- 2004 US Olympic Trials Runner-Up
- Lost to Rock Allen 15-28
- Defeated Keith Mason 36-21
- Defeated Chad Aquino 22-9
- Defeated Lorenzo Reynolds 10-9
- Defeated Devon Alexander Walk Over
- 2004 US Olympic Box-Offs Runner-Up
- Lost to Rock Allen 12-27
Failed Drug Test
On May 9, 2012, a rematch with Amir Khan was cancelled after Peterson failed a random urine test and the standard followup test. The results indicated he tested positive for synthetic testosterone, a banned substance. Peterson admitted to taking the substance and claimed it was for medical reasons. He also stated he took the substance in October of 2011, which was prior to their first meeting in which Peterson defeated Khan by split decision and took his two world titles. [1]
Factoid
- Older brother of Anthony Peterson
World Titles
2 Division World Champion (3X Champion)
- WBA Welterweight (2017)
- IBF Light Welterweight (2011-2015)
- WBA Light Welterweight (2011-2012)
WBA Welterweight Title won in 2017 was the "Regular" version of belt. The "Super" Champion at the time was Keith Thurman.
External Links
| Preceded by: Amir Khan Super Champion |
WBA Light Welterweight Champion 2011 Dec 10 – 2012 Jun Super Champion Stripped |
Succeeded by: Amir Khan Super Champion |
| Preceded by: Amir Khan |
IBF Light Welterweight Champion 2011 Dec 10 – 2015 Apr 12 Stripped |
Succeeded by: Cesar Rene Cuenca |
| Preceded by: David Avanesyan Regular Champion |
WBA Welterweight Champion 2017 Feb 18 – 2017 Oct 4 Regular Champion Vacated |
Succeeded by: Lucas Martin Matthysse Regular Champion |