Lamont Peterson, fighting to defend his reputation as well as a world title after a positive doping test, ends a 14-month layoff Friday in a hometown bout against fellow American Kendall Holt.
Peterson, once a homeless child on the streets of Washington, completed a fairytale in December of 2011 with a controversial split-decision victory over England's Amir Khan for two world light-welterweight titles in the US capital.
But the glory soon faded as a big-money rematch with Khan was scrapped after Peterson tested positive for synthetic testosterone and high testosterone levels, failing the very voluntary doping tests that he had insisted upon.
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Peterson, once a homeless child on the streets of Washington, completed a fairytale in December of 2011 with a controversial split-decision victory over England's Amir Khan for two world light-welterweight titles in the US capital.
But the glory soon faded as a big-money rematch with Khan was scrapped after Peterson tested positive for synthetic testosterone and high testosterone levels, failing the very voluntary doping tests that he had insisted upon.
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