How many KOs does Lamont Peterson have on his record?

Peterson has knocked out 17 of his 42 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 40.5%. Of his total 35 wins, 17 of them have been via KO (48.6%).

What is Lamont Peterson's Record?

Last Updated: June 25, 2023

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Lamont Peterson (Havoc) is a 39-year old American professional boxer. He was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. on January 24, 1984. Peterson made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20, on September 25, 2004. He is a two-weight-class world champion.

Lamont Peterson Record

18 years and three months into his professional boxing career, Lamont Peterson has fought 42 times with 35 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw. As of September 2023, Peterson's boxing record stands at 35-6-1 (17 KO wins, 4 KO losses).

Following is a tabular list of Peterson's fights. For a list with more details — like opponent record, opponent stats, including videos, and his next fight — refer to "All of Lamont Peterson's fights".

Total Fights	42
Wins	35
Losses	6
Draws	1
No-Contests	0

KO Wins	17
Total Title Wins	3
Title Defenses	3
Title-Fight KO Wins	2
Losses via KO	4

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
42	Jan 7, 2023	38	Michael Ogundo	Loss	TKO4
41	Mar 24, 2019	35	Sergey Lipinets	Loss	TKO10
40	Jan 20, 2018	33	Errol Spence Jr.	Loss ^*	RTD7
39	Feb 18, 2017	33	David Avanesyan	Win ^*	UD
38	Oct 17, 2015	31	Félix Díaz	Win	MD
37	Apr 11, 2015	31	Danny García	Loss	MD
36	Aug 9, 2014	30	Edgar Santana	Win ^*	TKO10
35	Jan 25, 2014	30	Dierry Jean	Win ^*	UD
34	May 18, 2013	29	Lucas Matthysse	Loss	TKO3
33	Feb 22, 2013	29	Kendall Holt	Win ^*	TKO8
32	Dec 10, 2011	27	Amir Khan	Win ^*	SD
31	Jul 29, 2011	27	Victor Cayo	Win	KO12
30	Dec 11, 2010	26	Victor Ortiz	Draw	MD
29	Apr 10, 2010	26	Damian Fuller	Win	TKO7
28	Dec 12, 2009	25	Timothy Bradley	Loss ^*	UD
27	Apr 25, 2009	25	Willy Blain	Win	TKO7
26	Nov 1, 2008	24	Lanardo Tyner	Win	UD
25	Jul 5, 2008	24	Rogelio Castañeda Jr.	Win	TKO9
24	Jan 4, 2008	23	Antonio Mesquita	Win	UD
23	Nov 17, 2007	23	Humberto Toledo	Win	KO1
22	Sep 7, 2007	23	Frankie Santos	Win	RTD6
21	May 25, 2007	23	John Brown	Win	TKO8
20	Jan 5, 2007	22	Juaquin Gallardo	Win	UD
19	Nov 18, 2006	22	Marteze Logan	Win	UD
18	Sep 1, 2006	22	Omar Bernal	Win	TKO6
17	Apr 28, 2006	22	Mario Ramos	Win	UD
16	Feb 17, 2006	22	Jose Leo Moreno	Win	UD
15	Dec 10, 2005	21	Johnny Walker	Win	TKO3
14	Sep 2, 2005	21	Robert Frankel	Win	UD
13	Aug 20, 2005	21	Meacher Major	Win	UD
12	Jul 19, 2005	21	Miguel Angel Torresillas	Win	UD
11	Jun 18, 2005	21	John Frazier	Win	TKO1
10	May 22, 2005	21	Mikel Williams	Win	UD
9	Apr 30, 2005	21	Orlando Jesus Soto	Win	UD
8	Apr 23, 2005	21	Larry Cunningham	Win	TKO4
7	Apr 9, 2005	21	Oscar Perez	Win	TKO1
6	Feb 19, 2005	21	Sheldon Mosley	Win	TKO2
5	Jan 22, 2005	20	Steve Verdin	Win	UD
4	Dec 12, 2004	20	Daniel Craycraft	Win	UD
3	Nov 5, 2004	20	Michael Moss	Win	KO1
2	Oct 23, 2004	20	Walter Gilliam	Win	UD
1	Sep 25, 2004	20	Nicholas Dean	Win	TKO1

* World-title fight

World Titles

Peterson is a two-weight-division world champion. He has held three world titles, all three of which were lineal championship wins.

Weight Division	World Titles Held
Welterweight	WBA
Super-lightweight	WBA, IBF

Statistics

Lamont Peterson is 175 cm tall (5' 8.90") with a reach of 183 cm (6' 0.05"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 8 cm (3.15").

Peterson has a 40.5% KO rate. Of his total 17 KO wins, eight were in the early rounds, six in the mid rounds, and three in the later rounds. He has five first-round KO wins.

Career Summary

Lamont Peterson made his professional boxing debut against Nicholas Dean at the age of 20 on September 25, 2004, defeating Dean via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 26 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 12 wins via stoppage.

Peterson had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on December 12, 2009 after 27 professional fights, against Timothy Bradley for the WBO title. He lost to Bradley via 12 round unanimous decision.

He is a one-time unified super-lightweight world champion, and has won three world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Peterson's world title wins and defenses refer to "Lamont Peterson World Titles".

Some of Peterson's best fights and notable victories include wins over Amir Khan, David Avanesyan, Kendall Holt, Dierry Jean, and Félix Díaz.

Peterson has had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career so far.

His most recent fight was a non-title bout against Michael Ogundo on January 7, 2023. Peterson lost the fight via 4th round TKO. It's been 8 months and 21 days since this fight.

Career Highlights

Peterson has fought a total of 42 times till today, which includes 7 world-title fights at two weight divisions — welterweight and super-lightweight. These five fights are the highlight of his career.

December 12, 2009: In his first world-title fight, Lamont Peterson loses to Timothy Bradley via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBO super-lightweight title.
December 10, 2011: Peterson becomes a unified super-lightweight world champion by beating Amir Khan via 12 round split decision. He now holds the WBA (Super) and IBF super-lightweight world-champion belts.
February 22, 2013: Peterson successfully defends the IBF super-lightweight title against Kendall Holt, winning the fight via 8th round TKO.
January 25, 2014: Peterson successfully defends the IBF super-lightweight title against Dierry Jean, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
February 18, 2017: Peterson wins the WBA (Regular) welterweight title from David Avanesyan, by beating Avanesyan via 12 round unanimous decision.

FAQs

How many KOs does Lamont Peterson have on his record?
Peterson has knocked out 17 of his 42 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 40.5%. Of his total 35 wins, 17 of them have been via KO (48.6%).

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