Amir Khan - Lamont Peterson, December 10th, Heading To Washington D.C?

Lazarus · Sep 22, 2011

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told RingTV.com that WBA and IBF junior welterweight beltholder Amir Khan of England will make the first defense of his IBF belt against mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson, of Washington, D.C., likely in an HBO-televised bout from Peterson's home town on Dec. 10 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center rather than Constitution Hall.

In addition, Schaefer said that he is targeting heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell (23-0-1, 17 KOs), of Brandywine, Md., for the card's televised opener if the clash does take place in Washington, D.C.

Detroit and Montreal's Bell Centre also have been considerations.

"The fight is agreed upon, and we are looking at different sites in Washington, D.C. I think that there is a real possibility that the fight will be in Washington, D.C. Right now, we are looking at the D.C. Convention Center, because the other venue, Constitution Hall, that is too small. It only seats 3,700 people," said Schaefer.

"We think that the better venue would be the convention center, which seats like 12,000. So we are currently looking at that. We are currently in discussion with HBO to see if we can have Seth Mitchell on that card as well. So, I think that looks pretty good. We are working on finalizing the venue and finalizing the card."

The 24-year-old Khan (26-1, 18 KOs) has won eight consecutive fights, four of them by knockout. The 27-year-old Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs) won an IBF eliminator with a 12th-round stoppage of Victor Cayo (26-2, 18 KOs) in July, earning the organization's No. 1 contender status and the right to challenge Khan.

The 29-year-old Mitchell has scored his nine consecutive knockouts and has 22 straight victories.

"The plan is to begin the press rout in October," said Schaefer. "And that would take us from London to Washington, D.C."

On the eve of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Khan, a practicing Muslim who is of ****stani decent, was invited to Washington, D.C. as a guest of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a dinner honoring prominent Muslim-American athletes.

"We of course, are going to invite Mrs. Clinton and I know that Amir and all of us would certainly like to extend an invitation to [President Barack Obama] as well, because I know that it is going to be the first big card in Washington, D.C., in a really long time," said Schaefer.

"I really think that Amir Khan, as evidenced by the fact that he was invited by Mrs. Clinton to the state dinner, has really grown into the role as an ambassador of the sport. He's basically trying to bring the different cultures together through sports. We would certainly welcome and be honored to have the president and his family at ringside."

Khan debuted in America with an 11th-round knockout of Paulie Malignaggi in May of last year at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Khan made his second appearance on American soil in December of last year, scoring a unanimous decison over Marcos Maidana at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.

Khan had his third fight in the United States in July, dethroning Zab Judah as IBF titleholder by fifth-round stoppage at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
"Detroit has a large Muslim population," said Schaefer. "I believe the largest here in the United States, so they're very interested."
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volkan · Sep 22, 2011

news. Would love to see Seth Mitchell fight again this year and so much if his fight would get televised on HBO! :bbb

Lazarus · Sep 23, 2011

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NeckBreaknAiken · Sep 23, 2011

If it's here in DC, I will definitely be in the house with my Khan gear on!

Damn I hope that fight is here!

Don't Sleep · Sep 23, 2011

Lazarus said: ↑

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I plan to be there! I think khan outpoints him but im rooting for Peterson! (I like Khan as well though)

TitoMahawk · Sep 23, 2011

ANother fight people doesn't want to see...

How surprising...

NeckBreaknAiken · Sep 23, 2011

Don't Sleep said: ↑

I plan to be there! I think khan outpoints him but im rooting for Peterson! (I like Khan as well though)
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You've probably been in DC longer than me, when is the last time there was a decent international fight here?

sportofkings · Sep 23, 2011

NeckBreaknAiken said: ↑

You've probably been in DC longer than me, when is the last time there was a decent international fight here?
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Dc used to have a great boxing tradition didnt it? World champion after world champion in a small area.

kommieforniaglo · Sep 23, 2011

we'll see

Fan88 · Sep 23, 2011

A decent test for Khan.

Reppin501 · Sep 23, 2011

Hope so, this would be a great fight, I like both guys.

jordan1 · Sep 23, 2011

Easy fight for Khan.

AceNguyen · Sep 23, 2011

Easy fight for Khan. TKO.

Peterson is chinny without much power. He's a good boxer, but Khan's a better boxer who is far more gifted.

Don't Sleep · Sep 23, 2011

NeckBreaknAiken said: ↑

You've probably been in DC longer than me, when is the last time there was a decent international fight here?
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International fight I have no idea, but we have a lot of local fighters that used to fight here often .... There a few fighters from the DMV (DC, MD & North VA):

SRL
R. Bowe
D. Corley
Johny Gant
Shamba Mitchell

New Comers:

Gary Russell, Jr.
Peterson Brothers
Seth Mitchell

Don't Sleep · Sep 23, 2011

sportofkings said: ↑

Dc used to have a great boxing tradition didnt it? World champion after world champion in a small area.
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Yes we did. I remember when DC fighters would be in competition with Philly fighters years ago regarding who had the toughest fighters

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