On February 18, 2017, David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 KOs), the welterweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against former world champion Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 KOs).
David Avanesyan is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Shane Mosley, 8 months and 21 days ago. Lamont Peterson is on a 1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Félix Díaz, 1 year, 4 months, and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 93.5-6.5 in favor of Lamont Peterson. It is going to be very difficult for David Avanesyan to win this fight.
Lamont Peterson defeated David Avanesyan via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title. Peterson improves his record to 35-3-1, while Avanesyan adds a loss to his record at 22-2-1.