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Peterson Thinks Ample Beard Will Need to Go for Garcia

•Apr 10, 2015

Lamont Peterson has an impressively lengthy beard — he’s been growing it since about September 2014. He may not have it by the time he steps into the ring against Danny Garcia on Saturday night. “Last time I came here with a beard and they made me cut it. It’s no big deal,” he said. “I just grow it for training because it’s comfortable and easy to maintain. I don’t have to keep running to the barbershop getting a haircut.” Besides his literal beard, Peterson will have his figurative beard tested against Garcia’s power. Peterson knows how important a victory will be for his career should he top Garcia in the main event of “Premier Boxing Champions” on NBC.

Garcia, Peterson, Lee Make Weight; Quillin Heavy

Jake Donovan

•Apr 10, 2015

The recurring theme in the Premier Boxing Champions series is that belts don’t matter. So far, making weight doesn’t seem to be a principle priority either.

Lamont Peterson Vows To Shut Down Danny Garcia

Edward Chaykovsky

•Apr 9, 2015

IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson has promised to put on a showwhen he steps in the ring with WBC/WBA 140-pound beltholder Danny "Swift" Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) vs. Garcia is a non-title fight taking place at a catch-weight of 143-pounds, and it will be headline fight of the Premier Boxing Champions broadcast on NBC. Garcia has said he's coming in with a seek and destroy mentality and said Peterson is not capable of stopping his win streak at Barclays. Garcia has won three fights at the venue.

Danny Garcia: I'm One of The Pound for Pound Best!

Edward Chaykovsky

•Apr 9, 2015

This Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, undefeated Danny "Swift" Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) is promising to put forth an impressive performance over Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) in their Premier Boxing Champions televised fight on NBC, which begins at 8:30 p.m. ET. The televised co-feature will have Andy Lee defending his WBO middleweight title against former WBO king, unbeaten Peter Quillin. Garcia feels that his star level is the reason for the swift ticket sales for Saturday's show. This will be Garcia's fourth fight at the venue. The last time he was at Barclays, he nearly decapitated Rod Salka in the second round of their August fight. Peterson was also in the action in the co-feature, stopping Edgar Santana. Garcia also gained victories at the venue over former world champions Zab Judah and Erik Morales.

Barclays CEO: PBC Event Sold Fastest Among Fight Bills

Edward Chaykovsky

•Apr 9, 2015

Saturday's card is a hot ticket at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. According to Barclays CEO Brett Yormark, the second edition of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC sold faster than any previous boxing event which took place at the venue. PBC on NBC will be headlined by a showdown between junior welterweight champions Danny "Swift" Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) and Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs), who collide at a catch-weight of 143-pounds. And in the televised co-feature, IBF middleweight champion "Irish" Andy Lee (34-2, 24 KOs) will defend his crown against undefeated challenger Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs). The second installment of PBC on NBC begins at 8:30 p.m. ET

Photos: Garcia-Peterson, Lee-Quillin Final Presser

Boxing Photos

•Apr 9, 2015

BROOKLYN - As Saturday's fight night rapidly approaches, fighters competing on Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on NBC night of fights held a final press conference Thursday at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. PBC on NBC main event bouts at Barclays Center feature undefeated superstar Danny "Swift" Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) facing Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) and the middleweight championship bout between "Irish" Andy Lee (34-2, 24 KOs) and undefeated Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs). The second installment of PBC on NBC begins at 8:30 p.m. ET. Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, are priced at $300, $200, $150, $100, $80 and $50, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now.Tickets are available at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com and at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. To charge by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.

Peterson on PBC: Happy To Be A Part of the Movement

Jake Donovan

•Apr 9, 2015

Like many in his generation, Lamont Peterson never really knew what it felt like to grow up with boxing on free TV. The 31-year old junior welterweight was still in his teen years by the time the sport was all but phased out from the free networks, unable—and unwilling—to contend with the license fees offered by regional and pay-cable outlets. Like many currently under Al Haymon’s advisory banner, Peterson now has a chance to help right that wrong and help attract a new generation of fans. The reigning 140 lb. titlist faces unbeaten World lineal junior welterweight king Danny Garcia this Saturday evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The non-title fight—which takes place at a maximum catchweight of 143 lbs.—will air live on NBC in the network’s second installment of Premier Boxing Champions series.

Danny Garcia: I'm Ready For Whatever Peterson Brings!

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 9, 2015

Danny Garcia has vowed to "kick the butt" of Lamont Peterson when the two world champions clash in Brooklyn this weekend. Garcia (29-0 17KOs) is the current WBC and WBA super world light-welterweight champion and even though Peterson holds the IBF strap, this bout on Saturday night is a non-title catchweight contest made at 143lbs. However, 27-year-old Garcia - who stopped Briton Amir Khan in four rounds back in July 2012- insists it remains an important clash and one he has prepared fully for. "It's a big fight and it's the fight that the fans wanted. We're going to give the fans a great night of boxing," he said.

Photos: Garcia, Peterson Square Up at Beauty & Essex

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 8, 2015

NEW YORK - Premier Boxing Champions on NBC main event fighters Danny "Swift" Garcia, Lamont Peterson, "Irish" Andy Lee and Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin met with "Chopped" judges Chris Santos, Scott Conant and "Chopped" host Ted Allen today at Santos' trendy New York City restaurant Beauty & Essex, in advance of their bouts this Saturday, April 11 at Barclays Center. Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, are priced at $300, $200, $150, $100, $80 and $50, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now. Tickets are available at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com and at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. To charge by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.

No Time Like The Present For Refreshed Danny Garcia

Jake Donovan

•Apr 8, 2015

By Jake Donovan - It goes without saying that 2014 was a year that Danny Garcia would rather forget. It’s not often that you can say that of a year in which you were able to fight—and win—twice, remain unbeaten and on top of the division you already served as king heading into the year. For Garcia, though, it was a year in which the worst beatings he took were in the court of public opinion. Six months after posting a 12-round win over Lucas Matthysse to claim the vacant World 140 lb. championship, Garcia struggled mightily in a controversial points win over Mauricio Herrera last March in Puerto Rico. The fight was followed up by what became a running joke in the industry, a 2nd round knockout of Rod Salka—who moved up more than two divisions in fighting weight from junior lightweight—in a mismatch at a catchweight, atop an August 9 show littered with mismatches. As far as Garcia is concerned, there’s no time like the present. The past was Garcia and Lamont Peterson sharing a bill on August 9, without the promise of moving forward with a head-on collision. The present has the pair throwing down this weekend, with their 143 lb. catchweight headlining live in primetime on free-to-air NBC from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “I think this is…out of the list of champions that I faced before, I think this is even bigger for my legacy because here's the champion,” Garcia (29-0, 17KOs) insists of Peterson. “He's faced great opponents, he's faced great fighters too. I think stylistically this is going to be a great fight, and it's big for my legacy, so I've got to go in there and make sure I go in there and hand him my business.”

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Peterson Thinks Ample Beard Will Need to Go for Garcia

David P. Greisman

•Apr 10, 2015

Garcia, Peterson, Lee Make Weight; Quillin Heavy

Jake Donovan

•Apr 10, 2015

The recurring theme in the Premier Boxing Champions series is that belts don’t matter. So far, making weight doesn’t seem to be a principle priority either.