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 top-10 list of Peterson's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Lamont Peterson".
Peterson has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lamont Peterson Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Jan 07, 2023 | 38 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
41 | Mar 24, 2019 | 35 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
40 | Jan 20, 2018 | 33 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
39 | Feb 18, 2017 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
38 | Oct 17, 2015 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
37 | Apr 11, 2015 | 31 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
36 | Aug 09, 2014 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
35 | Jan 25, 2014 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | May 18, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
33 | Feb 22, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
32 | Dec 10, 2011 | 27 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
31 | Jul 29, 2011 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 12 |
30 | Dec 11, 2010 | 26 | ![]() | draw | MD 10 |
29 | Apr 10, 2010 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Dec 12, 2009 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 25, 2009 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
26 | Nov 01, 2008 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
25 | Jul 05, 2008 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
24 | Jan 04, 2008 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Nov 17, 2007 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
22 | Sep 07, 2007 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
21 | May 25, 2007 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Jan 05, 2007 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
19 | Nov 18, 2006 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
18 | Sep 01, 2006 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Apr 28, 2006 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Feb 17, 2006 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
15 | Dec 10, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
14 | Sep 02, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
13 | Aug 20, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
12 | Jul 19, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Jun 18, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
10 | May 22, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
9 | Apr 30, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | Apr 23, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Apr 09, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Feb 19, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jan 22, 2005 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
4 | Dec 12, 2004 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
3 | Nov 05, 2004 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Oct 23, 2004 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
1 | Sep 25, 2004 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |