De La Hoya: Khan is Right Behind Mayweather, Pacquiao
Boxing promoter Oscar de La Hoya insists Amir Khan will be the world's best pound-for-pound boxer in the future.
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Photos: Amir Khan, Lamont Peterson Look Ready For War
WASHINGTON, DC - Unified WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Amir Khan, and challenger Lamont Peterson, hold open workouts at Kennedy Recreation Center in Washington, DC. Khan defends his titles against Peterson on Saturday night. HBO and Sky Sports will televise. Heavyweight Seth Mitchell was also on hand, who faces Timur Ibragimov in the co-feature. Lamont's younger brother Anthony Peterson appears on the untelevised portion of the card.
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Khan is Not Concerned With Peterson's Hometown Edge
Amir Khan is relishing the chance to boost his growing reputation by going behind enemy lines to defend his light-welterweight titles against Lamont Peterson in Washington on Saturday.
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Photos: Amir Khan Takes His Titles and Hits The Town
Washington, DC - Unified junior welterweight champion Amir Khan was all over town, as he prepares for his "Capital Showdown" title defense . This coming Saturday, a twelve round defense of the IBF and WBA titles against Lamont Peterson at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
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Peterson Has No Fear of Khan's Speed, Power or Roach
Lamont Peterson believes his timing will beat Amir Khan's speed when they meet inside the ring on December 10.
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Amir Khan, Freddie Roach Discuss The Peterson Defense
Thanks, everybody, for joining us today. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We are really grateful that we're on the call today with the one and only Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir 'King' Khan.
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Lamont Peterson, Mitchell, Ibragimov Media Interviews
Thank you, everybody, for calling in for today's conference call with Lamont Peterson, Seth Mitchell, and Timur Ibragimov.
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Seth Mitchell: It's My Job To Win And Look Good Doing So
By Jake Donovan You have to give Seth ‘Mayhem’ Mitchell credit. The unbeaten American heavyweight has the world at his fingertips but still prefers to earn his place in the world rather than settle for believing the hype surrounding his career. “I want to be on HBO again,” Mitchell (23-0-1, 17KO) insists, ahead of his upcoming bout with Timur Ibragimov on December 10 in Washington D.C., which serves as the co-feature to Amir Khan's unified 140 lb. title defense versus Lamont Peterson. “I know I have to go out there and win, but I also have a responsibility to look good while winning."
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Peterson Confident Khan Will Fall: My Turn To Be on Top!
Junior welterweight Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs) is beaming with confidence as his title fight approaches with WBA/IBF champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KOs). The fight is scheduled to take place on December 10 in Washington, D.C. Peterson's only defeat occurred two years, when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision to WBO champion Timothy Bradley. Khan is a big favorite to win the fight. The champion's speed presents a lot of problems to his opponents, but Peterson feels his timing is enough to counter Khan's fast hands.
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Team Peterson: We Were Right To Wait On Khan Fight
It was never a fight they didn’t want, just one where Lamont Peterson’s handlers demanded greater incentive in order to accept.
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