Khan vs Peterson Fight may be held in Washington

Khan vs Peterson: Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) title against Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) most likely at the Washington, DC Convention Center on December 10. Details are still being worked out, but it is probable that cable giant HBO will air the event according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer.

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

“We think the better venue would be the Convention Center which seats, like 12,000. So we are 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.”

Khan who’s from Bolton, England is still only 24 years old. He has been victorious since suffering a 1st round KO loss to Breidis Prescott in 2008. Since that time he took on Freddie Roach as his trainer and has won his last eight fights in a row, four by the KO route. Roach has recently forecast that Khan will become the best Pound for Pound fighter in the world within two years.

Khan’s match with Peterson will more than likely be his last fight at junior welterweight. Khan has made no secret of his intention to move up to the welterweight division and take on newly crowned WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s). Floyd won by a controversial 4th round KO over badly overmatched Victor Ortiz last Saturday night.

Khan’s 1st bout in the U.S. was in May of 2010 when he KO’d Paulie Malignaggi in 11 rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Khan followed that with a unanimous decision win over Marcos Maidana last December at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Most recently Amir scored an easy win in July when he KO’d IBF champion Zab Judah, which was also held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel.

The 27 year old Peterson, who is from Washington, D.C. won an IBF eliminator in July with a twelve round stoppage over Victor Cayo (26-2, 18 KO’s). The win over Cayo elevated Lamont to #1 contender status and earned him a title shot at Amir Khan.

Source: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/09/khan-peterson-may-be-in-washington/