Here is a list of Peterson's best fights. For a list of Peterson's losses, refer to "Lamont Peterson Losses".
On February 18, 2017 Lamont Peterson fought David Avanesyan in a welterweight world-title fight for Avanesyan's WBA (Regular) title. Peterson was 33 years old and with a record of 35-3-1 (17), and Avanesyan was 28 years old and with a record of 22-1-1 (11). Peterson won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new welterweight world champion.
On January 25, 2014 Lamont Peterson met Dierry Jean in a super-lightweight (IBF) world-title defense fight. Peterson was 30 years old and with a record of 32-2-1 (16), and Jean was 31 years old and with a record of 25-0 (17). Peterson won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On December 10, 2011 Lamont Peterson fought Amir Khan in a super-lightweight world-title fight for Khan's WBA (Super) and IBF titles. Peterson was 27 years old and with a record of 30-1-1 (15), and Khan was 25 years old and with a record of 26-1 (18). Peterson won the fight via 12-round split decision and is crowned the new super-lightweight world champion.
On February 22, 2013 Lamont Peterson met Kendall Holt in a super-lightweight (IBF) world-title defense fight. Peterson was 29 years old and with a record of 31-1-1 (16), and Holt was 31 years old and with a record of 28-5 (16). Peterson stopped Kendall Holt via 8th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On October 17, 2015 Lamont Peterson faced off against Félix Díaz in a super-lightweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 34-3-1 (17), and Díaz was 31 years old and with a record of 17-0 (8). Peterson won the fight via 12-round majority decision.
