?Hail to the Chief? Lamont Peterson
By Rich Mancuso, Boxing Insider, Mon, 12 Dec 2011
Lamont Peterson may have scored a hometown win in Washington D.C. Saturday night taking the junior welterweight titles from Amir Khan. Regardless of how the referee saw pushing by Khan, resulting in point deductions, Peterson has to be hailed as the new chief because in the nation?s capitol his spli  Read Full Story >>>

Lamont Peterson Defies The Odds And Becomes The New Champ
By Joe Habeeb, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Mon, 12 Dec 2011
Peterson was given little to no chance of winning this fight tonight against Amir Khan. He fought nothing like the eleven to one underdog, that was listed in most sports books. Peterson is used to overcoming the odds though. Both he and his brother Anthony were left without parents at an ear  Read Full Story >>>

GOLDEN BOY AND TEAM KHAN TO QUESTION WASHINGTON DC COMMISSION ABOUT REFEREE AND SCORING
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Mon, 12 Dec 2011
According to a press release, Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan plan to "make inquiries" to the District of Columbia Boxing and Wrestling Commission regarding the performance of referee Joseph Cooper in last night's jr. welterweight title showdown between former champion Amir Khan and newly-crowne  Read Full Story >>>

Massive Lem's latest: Peterson, Khan, hospitalized together; De La Hoya examines cards; Roach rips referee
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Mon, 12 Dec 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Long after they had waged Saturday night's glorious battle in front of 8,647 fans at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., resulting in Lamont Peterson rising from a first-round knockdown to out-point WBA/IBF 140-pound beltholder Amir Khan by split-decision, the t  Read Full Story >>>

Team Peterson talks Khan victory and future -8CN Podcast
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Mon, 12 Dec 2011
Lamont Peterson head trainer Barry Hunter sat down with 8CN Sunday morning and shared his thoughts on the big victory over former world champion Amir Khan. Hunter, who raised both Anthony and Lamont Peterson and took them off of the streets could not be any prouder. He speaks candidly about Lamont  Read Full Story >>>

WHO SAYS MAYWEATHER IS AFRAID OF THE PACMAN?
By John Roark, 8countnews, Mon, 12 Dec 2011
Amid the drowns of the expected avalanche of berating boos, catty catcalls, incurable curses and icy insults, I can cautiously stand up and say that Money Mayweather is not in any way afraid of Manny Pacquiao. Not even an inch. I might have stirred a hornet's nest from a not so few salivating Pacfan  Read Full Story >>>

FORMER HOMELESS KID IS NOW BOXING?S KING
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011

(A COMPLETE ROUND BY ROUND ACCOUNT OF 2011?S FIGHT OF THE YEAR FRONTRUNNER) Washington, D.C. - In the seat of power at the nation?s capital and the city he calls home, Lamont Peterson did what no one outside of his team   Read Full Story >>>

THANKS GOD FOR TECHNOLOGY
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011

CANOGA PARK, CA -- One of the most challenging issues to handle is wishing to see two great title fights that occur almost simultaneously from two different parts of the world. Tonight, that was my dilemma. But throu  Read Full Story >>>

Viloria stops Segura in eight, scores biggest victory of career
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011
PASIG CITY, Philippines -- It seems that Brian Viloria saves his best performances for the nights that few give him a chance, but once again the oddsmakers are left scratching their heads following another "Hawaiian Punch" shocker. Viloria, who entered the first defense of his WBO flyweight cham  Read Full Story >>>

Exclusive images from DC: Amir Khan?s quest for Floyd Mayweather derailed
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011

Last night at the Convention Center in Washington, D.C., former WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Amir Khan suffered a shocking upset to determined challenger Lamont Peterson. In a fight full of   Read Full Story >>>

HEAVYWEIGHT SETH MITCHELL VICTORIOUS IN DC
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011

Washington DC - The only bright hope in the bleak American heavyweight landscape in Seth Mitchell proved he really is America's only best chance in the division. The undefeated Mitchell who hails from nearby Brandywine  Read Full Story >>>

Local hero: Peterson takes Khan's titles in controversial decision
By Bryan Armen Graham, Sports Illustrated, Sun, 11 Dec 2011
WASHINGTON -- Lamont Peterson winning the light welterweight championship from Amir Khan should be one of the best sports stories of the year. Peterson lived parentless with his brother on the streets of Washington D.C. from age 9 to 14. Oddsmakers had installed him as 7-to-1 underdog against Kha  Read Full Story >>>

Freddie Roach?s All-Time Top Ten
By Paul Magno, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 11 Dec 2011
Recent Hall of Fame inductee, Freddie Roach, has worked with many quality fighters in his career as a world class trainer. Here's a look at the ten best he ever handled: Manny Pacquiao An eight-division titlist who has become a mainstream pop culture icon, Pacquiao has grown from a raw, un  Read Full Story >>>

Khan can definitely have rematch - Peterson
ESPN.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011
New WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion Lamont Peterson is ready to grant Amir Khan his request for a rematch following their dramatic battle in Washington on Saturday. Peterson, fighting in his native Washington, was awarded a split points decision by the judges after Khan was deducted two  Read Full Story >>>

Teenage Harrison Intriguing Addition To Khan-Peterson
By Ryan Maquiñana, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011
Washington, D.C., is split into four quadrants, with the Southeast sector being arguably the toughest. For Arturo ?Dusty? Harrison, it?s home. ?Naylor Gardens is where I?ve grown up, and I can?t picture myself anywhere else but D.C.,? the welterweight prospect said ahead of his fight on Saturd  Read Full Story >>>

Roach?s reward
By Ron Borges, Boston Herald, Sun, 11 Dec 2011
Joe Davis has come a long way. So has Freddie Roach. The two were once one and the same, the former being the alias Roach briefly used during his time as a telemarketer before he returned to his first love ? boxing. That nearly 25-year-old decision launched the Dedham native on what has been a lo  Read Full Story >>>

VILORIA BATTERS AND STOPS SEGURA IN EIGHT ROUNDS (PHOTOS)
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011

Pasig City ? In an incredible display of skill, heart and sheer will power, Brian ?The Hawaiian Punch? Viloria successfully defended his WBO world flyweight title against Mexican ?Aztec Warrior? Giovani Segura at the Ynare  Read Full Story >>>

?It was a tough road? ? Lamont Peterson scores the upset, defeats Amir Khan
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011

Moments ago at the Convention Center in Washington, D.C., hometown favorite Lamont Peterson scored an improbable upset as he defeated former WBA/IBF champion Amir Khan via split-decision after twelve ha  Read Full Story >>>

Fistic felony: Amir Khan loses two world title belts in challenger's home city
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 11 Dec 2011
The initial bit of idiocy is something for which the blame can be shared. Amir King Khan, owner of two world title belts, defends his straps in challenger Lamont Peterson's hometown of Washington, DC? I asked Khan's great trainer, Coach Freddie Roach about that in a prefight feature I penned for  Read Full Story >>>

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