Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson Live Boxing 19th May Live on Sky Sports 1. Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson, Co-feature: Jerry Belmontes vs. Ramesis Gil, is a The WBA IBF light welterweight title. The fight will take place in the Convention Center, Pharr, Texas, United States, on May 19, 2012. Khan will be making the first defense of his IBF belt against his mandatory challenger. This wasn’t Khan’s first choice for an opponent. He wanted to fight 35-year-old WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales and WBO light welterweight champ Timothy Bradley, but neither of them showed any interest in fighting Khan at this time. Bradley is mired in legal problems and Morales is looking in another direction for his first title defense.
The tour touts an HBO-televised bout featuring WBA and IBF junior welterweight beltholder Amir Khan of England in the first defense of his IBF belt against mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson of Washington, D.C., which is slated for Dec. 10 in Peterson’s home town.But that was not the case. Judah appeared overmatched against Amir Khan who has been getting better with each fight. From round one “King” Amir Khan did what he wanted to do when he wanted to do it against Judah who had no answer for Amir’s speed and pin point power shots. Amir Khan finally KO’d Judah in the 5th round with a punch that was right on the beltline. Judah complained that the punch was low, but replays showed the body shot was a legal punch.Watch Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson Live Boxing 11th December -Live on Sky Sports 1.
Lamont Peterson
Statistics
Real name =Lamont Peterson
Nickname(s)= Havoc
Rated at – Light Welterweight
Height- 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach – 74 in (188 cm)
Nationality – United States American
Born – January 24, 1984 (age 27)
Washington, District of Columbia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 31
Wins 29
Wins by KO 15
Losses 1
Draws 1
Peterson and his brother Anthony Peterson are regularly featured on ESPN boxing telecasts, and their story has been frequently discussed on the show. Watch Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson Live Boxing 11th December -Live on Sky Sports 1. The Petersons were left without parents at an early age, with their father in prison and their mother suffering personal issues. The brothers were reportedly homeless on the streets of Washington, DC for several years.
Amir Khan
Statistics
Real name – Amir Iqbal Khan
Nickname(s) – King Khan
Rated at – Lightweight
Light – Welterweight
Height – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality – British
Born – 8 December 1986 (age 24)
Bolton, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 27
Wins 26
Wins by KO 18
Losses 1
Draws 0
No contests 0