Victor Cayo: record, next fight and profile →
Recent rumors have made the rounds of an all-Dominican showdown between 140 lb. contenders Joan Guzman and Victor Cayo, to occur sometime next year and presumably with a title shot at stake.
On November 6 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, Robert Waterman's Knockout Entertainment and Florida-based Warriors Boxing will present "Let's Get Ready to Rock!" a night of world-class professional boxing at this luxurious resort set in the middle of paradise.
Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino, Las Vegas - Lamont Peterson (29-1, 15KOs) knocked out Victor Cayo (26-2, 18KOs) in the twelfth and final round of an IBF junior welterweight final eliminator. Peterson is now the mandatory challenger to Amir Khan. Photos by Paul Hernandez.
27-year old Jr. Welterweight Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO) of Memphis, Tennessee, put himself in the thick of title contention on Friday night at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada with a dominant performance against 26-year old Victor Cayo (26-2, 18 KO) of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, culminating with the stoppage in the twelfth and final round of an IBF eliminator.
Ryan Burton catches up with junior welterweight Lamont Peterson to discuss his recent win over Victor Cayo in a final eliminator, a possible shot at Amir Khan and more.
Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino, Las Vegas - Lamont Peterson (29-1, 15KOs) knocked out Victor Cayo (26-2, 18KOs) in the twelfth and final round of an IBF junior welterweight final eliminator. Peterson is now the mandatory challenger to Amir Khan.
Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino, Las Vegas - The weights are in for Friday's big ESPN televised doubleheader. The main event, which is an IBF final junior welterweight eliminator, saw Lamont Peterson step on the scale first, and he came in at the 140-pound limit. Victor was up next, and he came in at 139.5.
2010 was a banner year for trainer Gabriel Sarmiento, who guided Argentinean terror Sergio Martinez to two thrilling victories over Kelly Pavlik, a fight that netted Martinez the mantle as the world’s best middleweight, and Paul Williams, a fight in which Martinez recorded a highlight-reel knockout. Martinez was deemed the 2010 Fight of the Year by the Boxing Writer’s Association of America and Sarmiento followed suit by collecting accolades for the year’s best trainer.
This Friday night, junior welterweight contender Lamont Peterson will engage in yet another crucial battle as he faces off with Dominican Victor Cayo in an IBF eliminator from the Cosmopolitan Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s a must-win fight for Peterson, who admits that he might consider retiring if unsuccessful this weekend.
Finishing up training for one of the most critical fights of his boxing career, the Dominican Republic's once-beaten IBF #3-rated Victor "Mermelada" Cayo (20-1, 18 KOs) says he's too strong and too fast to be denied a victory against Washington DC's IBF #4-ranked Lamont Peterson.