Lamont Peterson (35-6-1, 17) was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. on January 24, 1984. At the age of 20 years on September 25, 2004, he made his professional boxing debut against Nicholas Dean, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 28th career fight at 25 years old, Lamont Peterson got a shot at the WBO super-lightweight titles against Timothy Bradley on December 12, 2009 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a super-lightweight world champion (WBA (Super) and IBF) on December 10, 2011 at the age of 27 years old, on his 32nd career fight, after defeating Amir Khan via 12-round split decision.
He then went on to become world champion at the welterweight weight class as well, winning the WBA (Regular) title against David Avanesyan via 12-round unanimous decision on February 18, 2017.
Peterson's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Michael Ogundo at age 38 on January 7, 2023. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Lamont Peterson's best fights have been against David Avanesyan, Dierry Jean, Amir Khan, Kendall Holt, Victor Ortiz, FĂ©lix DĂaz and Lucas Matthysse.
Peterson has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Jan 7, 2023 38 years, 11 months 35-6-1 (17) | Michael Ogundo | SLT | 4 | TKO | LOSS |
41  | Mar 24, 2019 35 years, 2 months 35-5-1 (17) | 30 years 14-1 (10) | WL | 10 | TKO | LOSS |
40  | Jan 20, 2018 33 years, 11 months 35-4-1 (17) | 27 years, 10 months 22-0 (19) | WL | 7 | RTD | LOSS For IBF |
39  | Feb 18, 2017 33 years 35-3-1 (17) | 28 years, 6 months 22-1-1 (11) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) |
38  | Oct 17, 2015 31 years, 8 months 34-3-1 (17) | 31 years, 10 months 17-0 (8) | SLT | 12 | MD | WIN |
37  | Apr 11, 2015 31 years, 2 months 33-3-1 (17) | 27 years 29-0 (17) | SLT | 12 | MD | LOSS |
36 | Aug 9, 2014 30 years, 6 months 33-2-1 (17) | Edgar Santana | SLT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
35  | Jan 25, 2014 30 years 32-2-1 (16) | 31 years, 9 months 25-0 (17) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
34  | May 18, 2013 29 years, 3 months 31-2-1 (16) | 30 years, 7 months 33-2 (31) | SLT | 3 | TKO | LOSS |
33  | Feb 22, 2013 29 years 31-1-1 (16) | 31 years, 8 months 28-5 (16) | SLT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
32  | Dec 10, 2011 27 years, 10 months 30-1-1 (15) | 25 years 26-1 (18) | SLT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBA (Super), IBF |
31 | Jul 29, 2011 27 years, 6 months 29-1-1 (15) | Victor Cayo | SLT | 12 | KO | WIN |
30  | Dec 11, 2010 26 years, 10 months 28-1-1 (14) | 23 years, 10 months 28-2-1 (22) | SLT | 10 | MD | DRAW |
29 | Apr 10, 2010 26 years, 2 months 28-1 (14) | Damian Fuller | SLT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
28  | Dec 12, 2009 25 years, 10 months 27-1 (13) | 26 years, 3 months 24-0 (11) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
27 | Apr 25, 2009 25 years, 3 months 27-0 (13) | Willy Blain | SLT | 7 | TKO | WIN Won WBO InterimVacant |
26 | Nov 1, 2008 24 years, 9 months 26-0 (12) | Lanardo Tyner | SLT | 10 | UD | WIN Interim |
25 | Jul 5, 2008 24 years, 5 months 25-0 (12) | Rogelio Castañeda Jr. | SLT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Jan 4, 2008 23 years, 11 months 24-0 (11) | Antonio Mesquita | SLT | 10 | UD | WIN |
23 | Nov 17, 2007 23 years, 9 months 23-0 (11) | Humberto Toledo | SLT | 1 | KO | WIN |
22 | Sep 7, 2007 23 years, 7 months 22-0 (10) | Frankie Santos | SLT | 6 | RTD | WIN |
21 | May 25, 2007 23 years, 4 months 21-0 (9) | John Brown | SLT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Jan 5, 2007 22 years, 11 months 20-0 (8) | Juaquin Gallardo | SLT | 8 | UD | WIN |
19 | Nov 18, 2006 22 years, 9 months 19-0 (8) | Marteze Logan | SLT | 8 | UD | WIN |
18 | Sep 1, 2006 22 years, 7 months 18-0 (8) | Omar Bernal | SLT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Apr 28, 2006 22 years, 3 months 17-0 (7) | Mario Ramos | SLT | 10 | UD | WIN |
16 | Feb 17, 2006 22 years 16-0 (7) | Jose Leo Moreno | SLT | 10 | UD | WIN |
15 | Dec 10, 2005 21 years, 10 months 15-0 (7) | Johnny Walker | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Sep 2, 2005 21 years, 7 months 14-0 (6) | Robert Frankel | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Aug 20, 2005 21 years, 6 months 13-0 (6) | Meacher Major | 6 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Jul 19, 2005 21 years, 5 months 12-0 (6) | Miguel Angel Torresillas | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jun 18, 2005 21 years, 4 months 11-0 (6) | John Frazier | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 22, 2005 21 years, 3 months 10-0 (5) | Mikel Williams | 6 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Apr 30, 2005 21 years, 3 months 9-0 (5) | Orlando Jesus Soto | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Apr 23, 2005 21 years, 2 months 8-0 (5) | Larry Cunningham | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Apr 9, 2005 21 years, 2 months 7-0 (4) | Oscar Perez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 19, 2005 21 years 6-0 (3) | Sheldon Mosley | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 22, 2005 20 years, 11 months 5-0 (2) | Steve Verdin | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Dec 12, 2004 20 years, 10 months 4-0 (2) | Daniel Craycraft | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Nov 5, 2004 20 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Michael Moss | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 23, 2004 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Walter Gilliam | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Sep 25, 2004 20 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Nicholas Dean | 1 | TKO | WIN |
