Lamont Peterson
Career, Record, Stats
Lamont Peterson (Havoc) is a 40-year-old American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. 20 years, 2 months, and 20 days into his career, Peterson's record stands at 35-6-1, which includes 17 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Lamont Peterson's Boxing Career
Lamont Peterson was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. on January 24, 1984. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on September 25, 2004 against Nicholas Dean. Peterson defeated Dean via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Peterson got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 27 professional fights. On December 12, 2009 Peterson challenged Timothy Bradley's WBO super-lightweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on December 10, 2011 at the age of 27 years, after by defeating Amir Khan, the then-reining WBA (Super) and IBF super-lightweight champion, via 12-round split decision. This was his 32nd fight as a professional.
Peterson then went on to successfully win the welterweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Peterson's latest fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Michael Ogundo at age 38, on January 7, 2023.
Some of Lamont Peterson's best fights so far have been against Amir Khan, David Avanesyan, Dierry Jean, Félix Díaz, Kendall Holt, and Victor Ortiz. For a complete list of Peterson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Lamont Peterson".
Peterson has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lamont Peterson Losses".
Lamont Peterson's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Jan 07, 2023 | 38 |  Michael Ogundo | loss | TKO 4 |
41 | Mar 24, 2019 | 35 | 
Sergey Lipinets 30 14-1 | loss | TKO 10 |
40 | Jan 20, 2018 | 33 | 
Errol Spence Jr. 27 22-0 | loss | RTD 7 |
39 | Feb 18, 2017 | 33 | 
David Avanesyan 28 22-1-1 | win | UD 12 |
38 | Oct 17, 2015 | 31 | 
Félix Díaz 31 17-0 | win | MD 12 |
37 | Apr 11, 2015 | 31 | 
Danny García 27 29-0 | loss | MD 12 |
36 | Aug 09, 2014 | 30 | Edgar Santana | win | TKO 10 |
35 | Jan 25, 2014 | 30 | 
Dierry Jean 31 25-0 | win | UD 12 |
34 | May 18, 2013 | 29 | 
Lucas Matthysse 30 33-2 | loss | TKO 3 |
33 | Feb 22, 2013 | 29 | 
Kendall Holt 31 28-5 | win | TKO 8 |
32 | Dec 10, 2011 | 27 | 
Amir Khan 25 26-1 | win | SD 12 |
31 | Jul 29, 2011 | 27 | Victor Cayo | win | KO 12 |
30 | Dec 11, 2010 | 26 | 
Victor Ortiz 23 28-2-1 | draw | MD 10 |
29 | Apr 10, 2010 | 26 | Damian Fuller | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Dec 12, 2009 | 25 | 
Timothy Bradley 26 24-0 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 25, 2009 | 25 | Willy Blain | win | TKO 7 |
26 | Nov 01, 2008 | 24 | Lanardo Tyner | win | UD 10 |
25 | Jul 05, 2008 | 24 | Rogelio Castañeda Jr. | win | TKO 9 |
24 | Jan 04, 2008 | 23 | Antonio Mesquita | win | UD 10 |
23 | Nov 17, 2007 | 23 | Humberto Toledo | win | KO 1 |
22 | Sep 07, 2007 | 23 | Frankie Santos | win | RTD 6 |
21 | May 25, 2007 | 23 | John Brown | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Jan 05, 2007 | 22 | Juaquin Gallardo | win | UD 8 |
19 | Nov 18, 2006 | 22 | Marteze Logan | win | UD 8 |
18 | Sep 01, 2006 | 22 | Omar Bernal | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Apr 28, 2006 | 22 | Mario Ramos | win | UD 10 |
16 | Feb 17, 2006 | 22 | Jose Leo Moreno | win | UD 10 |
15 | Dec 10, 2005 | 21 | Johnny Walker | win | TKO 3 |
14 | Sep 02, 2005 | 21 | Robert Frankel | win | UD 8 |
13 | Aug 20, 2005 | 21 | Meacher Major | win | UD 6 |
12 | Jul 19, 2005 | 21 | Miguel Angel Torresillas | win | UD 10 |
11 | Jun 18, 2005 | 21 | John Frazier | win | TKO 1 |
10 | May 22, 2005 | 21 | Mikel Williams | win | UD 6 |
9 | Apr 30, 2005 | 21 | Orlando Jesus Soto | win | UD 6 |
8 | Apr 23, 2005 | 21 | Larry Cunningham | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Apr 09, 2005 | 21 | Oscar Perez | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Feb 19, 2005 | 21 | Sheldon Mosley | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jan 22, 2005 | 20 | Steve Verdin | win | UD 4 |
4 | Dec 12, 2004 | 20 | Daniel Craycraft | win | UD 4 |
3 | Nov 05, 2004 | 20 | Michael Moss | win | KO 1 |
2 | Oct 23, 2004 | 20 | Walter Gilliam | win | UD 4 |
1 | Sep 25, 2004 | 20 | Nicholas Dean | win | TKO 1 |