On January 25, 2014, Lamont Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KOs), the super-lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against Canadian challenger, Dierry Jean (25-0, 17 KOs).
Dierry Jean is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Cleotis Pendarvis, 8 months and 15 days ago. Lamont Peterson is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO loss to Lucas Matthysse, 8 months and 7 days ago.
The winning odds are at 68.1-31.9 in favor of Dierry Jean, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Lamont Peterson is going to put on an exceptional fight, Jean better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Lamont Peterson defeated Dierry Jean via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-lightweight title. Peterson improves his record to 32-2-1, while Jean adds a loss to his record at 25-1.