• Age: 24 (1-24-84)
• Residence: Washington, D.C.
• Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
• Record: 24-0, 11 KOs
• Height: 5’9”
• Reach: 74”
• Manager: Barry Hunter
• Trainers: Barry Hunter, Patrice Harris (Lamont’s brother-in-law), Marvin Thomas (conditioning)

Ranked WBO #3, WBA #6, WBC #13, IBF #14 at 140 pounds…

Former NABO jr. welterweight champion...

2003 U.S. Challenge national amateur champion, 141 pounds…

2003 U.S. National amateur champion, 141 pounds…

2002 U.S. National Under 19 amateur champion, 139 pounds; named “Outstanding Boxer”…

2001 National Golden Gloves amateur champion, 132 pounds…

2000 National Junior Olympic champion, 132 pounds…

At the age of 24, Lamont is a three-year pro. A contender at 140 pounds, he is the older brother of lightweight contender Anthony Peterson.

A former amateur standout, Lamont has stayed active in the ring, given impressive performances, and made good progress as a pro.

Anthony and Lamont suffered many hardships during their childhood and will receive the Boxing Writers Association of America’s 2007 award for “perseverance in overcoming adversity” at the annual BWAA’s annuel awards banquet on May 1 in Los Angeles.

He is coming off a 10 round decision win against previously undefeated Antonio Mesquita in his last fight in January, 2008.

After the fight, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com: Peterson dominated Mesquita, whose only chance to win was with a big punch that he never found.... Peterson was content to work behind a stiff jab, give the 36-year-old Mesquita angles and easily outbox him for the most notable win of his career....

Co-manager and head trainer Barry Hunter said, “We train at the Bald Eagle Gym, that’s where they like to train, more than anything. We’re not the type of guys that really believe in all these deep boxing camps and all that. I’ve been to several of them, the boys have been to several of them. A lot of them are overrated. We like staying at home, and I can really understand where Kelly Pavlik was coming from when he said he likes to train back in Youngstown. We’re the same way. We’re around family, we’re around friends, you know, everything that makes us comfortable. And all the sparring is right there, so we’re like a one-stop shop.

“If you look at my gym as a whole, I got about 40 in the gym myself and out of the 40, about five or six of them are pros. We got southpaws, we got orthodox fighters, we got boxers, we got bangers. Everything is right there for us. For the most part, a lot of times when another gym needs sparring, they call us up and come to our gym because we’re so deep.

“The latest thing that we have is Marvin Thomas, the conditioning guy. He has the passion for what it is that he does. I like him because he remind me of me, as far as training fighters is concerned. It take the love and the passion, actually, you can have all the knowledge in the world, but if you don’t care about what it is that you’re doing, it’s not going to be.

“I notice a big change in Lamont and Anthony physically. I know that they’re focused, and become a little more intense, and a lot of that stuff I credit to Marvin.

“I’ve watched Lamont’s last three or four fights, and he kind of hit a whole ‘nother level. We had deep talks and we been in deep communication with one another and he understands now he can really see it become a reality, so he’s kind of mashing the pedal a little more, really putting more into his craft and it’s showing, man, in his game.

“Realistically, ’08, God willing - you know, it’s all God’s plan, I’m just one to try to follow the plan the best I can - will be our year to actually step in the ring with one of the big boys for one of those belts.

“You look at them, even thought they’re only 23 and 24 years old, they been bred in this stuff. They been in the ring with Mark ‘Too Sharp’ Johnson, William Joppy. All these world champions that we had down in D.C., for the most part, DeMarcus Corley when he was on top, Lamont and Anthony hopped around with these guys when they were 16 years old.

“They never have been trained as amateurs. They’ve always been trained like professional fighters, so they’re real comfortable with it. I’m more than comfortable with them fighting someone for a title.

“The only thing that I want to make sure I have under wraps - skill-wise, I know we’re there. But mentally, I want to make sure that we’re mentally prepared to deal with that aspect of boxing.

“Physically, skill-wise, I’ll go on record saying this - I think Anthony and Lamont are some of the more skilled guys out there to this day.”

Lamont said, “I’ve seen big results since we’ve been working with Marvin. He don’t cut no slack on me. Even the little kids at the gym, they don’t like him ‘cause they can’t understand, they can’t really deal with his ways. They’re 10, 11, 12, 13 years old, and they’re like, ‘Man, why we always have to do this?’ They call him ‘Major Pain.’v

“But the professionals that really want to do something in this sport, we like it. It’s far from your basic workout. Actually, I thought that working with strength and stuff like that, that I was going to lose my speed. But I actually feel faster. I feel stronger, and my endurance is much better.

“Everybody I hit, I’m hurting them. I’ve seen a big impact. And you’re able to throw more power punches without getting winded. I’m still fresh, like I’m throwing little, light punches when I’m throwing hard shots. Of course, if you throw a flurry of hard punches, you get a little winded but it come right back. That’s the thing I like.

“We’re just steady doing the same thing in the gym, training hard, waiting on the titles, and keep pushing forward.

“You try to learn from each fight. I learned that people are going to fight us hard. They hear so much about us, they know that we’re going to come in shape and ready to fight, so they try to come in shape and ready to fight. We just got to be in shape for every fight, and train for every fighter like he’s a world champion.

“I know this year, we’re ready for the world title. In 2008, I’m trying to prove to Barry and everybody else that I’m ready to be a world champion.”

Lamont fought many of the top amateurs, and had impressive wins against current pro prospects Rock Allen, Mike Alvarado and Andre Dirrell, and 2003 amateur world champion Willy Blain of France.

Key Fights – 2008 - in his last fight on 1-4-08 in Biloxi, MS, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against previously undefeated Antonio Mesquita (34-0): Lamont boxed effectively and domoinated most of the fight; Mesquita was penalized one point for punching on a break in the 10th round; scored 100-89, 99-90, 98-93; after the fight, Lamont said, “I thought I executed my game plan to perfection and managed to keep my poise and remain patient, even though it was obvious that Mesquita was doing everything he could to get me to exchange and fight his fight. Honestly, I don’t think I lost a round. He did a lot of complaining, but I think he was frustrated because he could never catch me.”...

2007 - in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, he knocked out Humberto Toledo (32-4-2): Lamont scored two knockdowns in the 1st round; Toledo got up both times, but Lamont staggered him with a series of punches and the referee stopped the fight...

WON VACANT NABO JW TITLE - on 9-7-07 in Biloxi, MS, he TKO’d Frankie Santos (15-3-3): Lamont dominated the fight; he consistently outworked Santos and steadily wore him down with a damaging body attack; Santos’ corner stopped the fight after the 6th round...

On 5-25-07 in Washington, DC, he TKO’d former four-time world title challenger and late substitute John Brown (23-13-2): Lamont consistently outworked Brown, landed the sharper punches, and dominated most of the fight; Brown gave a good effort and had a few small rallies in the middle rounds, but Lamont rocked him with a series of punches in the 8th round, and the referee stopped the fight at 0:28; after the fight, Lamont said, “I feel good about putting on a performance in front of the hometown crowd, but it was not what I thought it would be. It could have been better, but in the end I got the job done, and I got the victory.”...

On 1-5-07 in Biloxi, MS, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Jauquin Gallardo (17-5-1): it was a step up in class of opposition for Lamont, and Gallardo gave a good effort; but Lamont gave an impressive performance - he generally outboxed and outworked Gallardo, and was steady and consistent throughout the fight; Gallardo was cut over his left eye in the 4th round; scored 80-72, 80-72, 80-74...

2006 - on 11-18-06 in Tunica, MS, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Marteze Logan (24-25-2): Lamont boxed and moved effectively and dominated the fight; scored 80-72, 80-72, 79-73...

On 9-1-06 in E. Peoria, IL, he TKO’d Omar Bernal (25-8-3): Lamont co-headlined with his brother Anthony at the Par-A-Dice Casino, and dominated the fight; he scored a knockdown with a left hook to the body in the 6th round, and Bernal was counted out at 1:19...

On 4-28-06 in New Town, ND, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against lefthander Mario Ramos (16-2-1): Lamont boxed effectively, dominated the fight, and practically shut out Ramos on the scorecards - 100-90, 100-90, 99-93; after the fight, Lamont said, “It was not pretty, but it was a tactical win. I frustrated myself. White was easy to hit with the jab, but he covered up well when I went to the body.”...

On 2-17-06 in Memphis, TN, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against Jose Moreno (12-1): it was a fast-paced, exciting fight and a good test; Lamont outboxed and outpunched Moreno, and dominated the first half of the fight; both tired in the 6th round, but Moreno constantly pressed forward, outworked Lamont in a few rounds, and rocked him a couple of times; Lamont kept fighting hard and finished strongly in the 10th; the fight was more competitive than the scores would indicate - 100-90, 100-90, 99-91; after the fight, Lamont said, “This was, by far, my toughest challenge. People always have looked at me as a slick boxer, but tonight I showed I’m someone with a lot of heart who can slug it out on the inside. There was a time in the middle of the fight where I hit him with two good shots, he rocked a little bit, and I thought he was going to go. I tried to spin him with hooks and hit him with uppercuts, but he just kept coming.”…

2005 - on 12-10-05 in Tunica he TKO’d Johnny Walker (18-18): in the 3rd round…

On 9-2-05 in Little Rock, AR, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Rob Frankel (11-3): Frankel took the fight on two days’ notice and gave a determined effort, but Lamont consistently outworked him and landed the sharper punches; he bloodied Frankel’s nose in the 2nd round, and shut him out 80-72 on all three scorecards…

On 8-20-05 in Biloxi he won a 6 round unanimous decision against Meacher Major (4-1-1): scored 60-54 on all three scorecards…

On 7-19-05 in Lula, MS, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Miguel Torrecillas (16-4-1): Lamont gave an impressive performance; he boxed effectively, consistently outworked Torrecillas, and won by scores of 100-90, 100-90, 98-92…

On 6-18-05 in Memphis he knocked out John Frazier (4-11-1): the fight was on the undercard of the Antonio Tarver-Glen Johnson II main event; Lamont scored two knockdowns, and stopped Frazier in the 1st round…

On 5-22-05 in Choctaw, MS, he won a 6 round unanimous decision against Mikel Williams (2-7-4)…

On 4-30-05 in Lula, MS, he won a 4 round unanimous decision agianst Orlando Soto (6-8-1)…

On 4-23-05 in Tunica he TKO’d Larry Cunningham (debut) in the 3rd round…

On 4-9-05 in El Paso, TX, he TKO’d Oscar Perez (1-2): the fight was on the undercard of the Marco Antonio Barrera-Mzonke Fana main event; Lamont scored a knockdown in the 1st round, and Perez was counted out at 2:23…

On 2-19-05 in Lula he TKO’d Sheldon Mosley (1-8) in the 2nd round…

On 1-22-05 in Tunica he won a 4 round decision against Steven Verdin (3-18-2)…

He debuted at the age of 20 on 9-25-04 in Memphis and TKO’d Nicholas Dean: the fight was on the undercard of the Glen Johnson-Roy Jones Jr. main event; Lamont stopped Dean at 2:28 of the 1st round…

AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Lamont said, “I was born in Washington, D.C. I’ve got six brothers and five sisters. We all used to live in a big house together. My dad had a few jobs. One that I remember, he was a manager at a local food store, a grocery store. But for the most part, he was a street guy, he used to deal drugs and stuff. I was about five or six years old when he started getting heavy into that. He got caught and was in and out of jail a few times. They turned the lights off in our house, then they turned the water off. We were still living there for a while, but we finally got kicked out. We had had to sleep in a station wagon for a few days before we could get in a shelter home. We lived there for about two years, then ended up back on the streets. Some nights we would just walk the streets. Some nights we slept in a Greyhound Bus station.

“My cousin, he was a fighter. Antonio Reese. He was a pro, he was signed with Don King. He had about 18, 19 pro fights. He used to bring the gloves over, let us fight sometimes. I watched boxing on TV, watched Pernell Whitaker, Evander Holyfield and all them. I just wanted to fight.

“I used to fight in the streets a lot when I was young. My brother-in-law would always see me fight. He would always say, ‘You can fight. I’m going to take you to the gym.’ So he took me up there after we got out of foster care. I wanted to start boxing when I was eight, but we went into foster care and did that for two years. They wouldn’t let us box there. I went to the gym when we came out, and I started boxing when I was 10 years old, about to be 11. My father had got out of jail, and we were living with him again. He’s doing pretty good now. He’s got a job working with computers. He has his own house and all that. He’s cleaned up, he’s doing a lot better. The time he was in jail and the time he’s been out is about 15 years.

“I had 168 amateur fights. I’d say about 20 losses.

“We were taught more of a pro style since we were small. A lot of tournaments when I was real, real young, 11, 12, I used to lose a lot but everybody would tell me how good I looked, or I’m going to be a good pro. But I wanted to win at the time, and I didn’t understand why I was losing. But my coach had always told me, ‘Don’t worry about it. A lot of these fighters that are winning, they’re going to have to change their style when they turn pro.’ Me and my brother always fought like pros.

“Me and my brother are living together right now. We have an apartment. I have a girlfriend. No kids.”…

Trainer Barry Hunter said, “When Lamont and Anthony first came into the gym, I never trained them like a regular junior or amateur. In fact, they used to get into trouble a lot of times when they were younger fighting in the juniors, because they fought so much like pros. In the juniors, as far as the amateurs is concerned, it’s mostly based on a lot of punches moreso than skills. Kids would just be whaling away with their arms, and we’re picking and choosing shots. And we just have like, a minute to work in, so we didn’t get a chance really to show what we could do in the junior class. You know, throwing certain combinations, trying to set your man up, before you can get all that done, bing, the bell rings, it’s time to go. So you didn’t have a lot of, shall I say, connoisseurs of the sport that was judging. They look for a lot of punches, that’s all they look for, not style and skill.”…

AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 Olympic Box Offs, 141 pounds: on 2-27-04 in Cleveland, Oh., he lost a 27-12 decision against Rock Allen of Philadelphia, Penn.; Allen made the U.S. Olympic team…

2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, 141 pounds, double elimination: in his first fight in Tunica, Miss., on 2-17-04 he lost a 28-15 decision against Rock Allen of Philadelphia, Penn.; in his second fight on 2-18-05 he won a 36-21 decision against Keith Mason of Fort Carson, Colo.; in his third fight on 2-19-04 he won a 22-9 decision against Chad Aquino of Kansas City, Mo.; in his last fight on 2-21-04 he won by walkover against Devon Alexander of St. Louis, Mo.; Lamont won the challengers bracket and advanced to the box-offs...

2003: USA vs. France: he won an 8-5 decision against Willy Blain [note: Blain was the 2003 World amateur champion at 141 pounds]…

2003 U.S. Challenge - GOLD MEDALIST, 141 pounds: in the semifinals he won a 14-2 decision against Keith Mason; in the finals he won an 11-4 decision against Chad Aquino…

2003 U.S. National Championships - GOLD MEDALIST, 141 pounds: in the prelims he won a 24-6 decision against Mike Alvarado; in the quarterfinals he won a 29-18 decision against Dominic Chavez; in the semifinals he won a 14-8 decision against Chad Aquino; in the finals he won a 21-13 decision against Rock Allen…

2002 National Olympiad of Cuba - BRONZE MEDALIST: in the semifinals he lost a 30-24 decision against Diogenes Luna [note: Luna was the 2000 Olympic gold medalist at 139 pounds]…

2002 World Under 19 Championships: in his first fight he won a decision against Jozsef Vovac of Hungary; in the quarterfinals he lost a decision against Kanat Iliyasov of Kazakhstan…

2002 U.S. National Under 19 Championships - GOLD MEDALIST, 139 pounds: in his first fight he won a 16-5 decision against Edward Brooks; in his second fight he won a 5-0 decision (paper scoring) against Joe Sambrano; in the quarterfinals he won a 24-10 decision against Dominic Chavez; in the semifinals he stopped Marvin Cordova in the 3rd round; in the finals he stopped Timothy Coleman in the 4th round; named “Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament”…

2002 U.S. Challenge - SILVER MEDALIST, 139 pounds: in the semifinals he won a 13-6 decision against Omri Lowther; in the finals he lost a 23-14 decision against Rock Allen…

2002 U.S. National Championships - BRONZE MEDALIST, 139 pounds: in his first fight he won a 9-1 decision against Rodney Jefferson; in the quarterfinals he won a 5-2 decision against Andre Dirrell; in the semifinals he fought to an 11-11 draw, but lost the tiebreaker 72-54 against Rock Allen…

2001 National Under 19 National Championships - SILVER MEDALIST, 139 pounds: in the quarterfinals he won a 28-11 decision against Roberto Nava; in the semifinals he won a 9-2 decision against Dominic Chavez; in the finals he lost an 8-4 decision against Juan McPherson…

2001 National Golden Gloves - GOLD MEDALIST, 132 pounds: in his first fight he defeated Rickie Torres; in his second fight he defeated Jeremy Drapal; in the quarterfinals he defeated Ross Anderson; in the semifinals he defeated b; in the finals he defeated Juan Suazo…

2000 National Junior Olympic Championships - GOLD MEDALIST, 132 pounds: in the quarterfinals he won a decision against dec. Anthony Vasquez; in the semifinals he won a decision against Jose Ortiz; in the finals he won a decision against Dominic Chavez…

1999 National Junior Olympic Championships: in his first fight he won a 5-0 decision against Charles Vanderveer; in the quarterfinals he won a 5-0 decision against Jorge Hernandez; in the semifinals he lost a 4-1 decision against Luis Hernandez…

STRENGTHS: Has good skills and movement…a sharp, accurate puncher and a good counterpuncher...punches in combinations, a good body puncher…has good natural athletic ability...is always in good condition...had a strong amateur background…

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 24 fights...123 total rounds…

AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 5.1 rounds…

KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 45 %...

DISTANCE FIGHTS: 10 rounds - 3 (3-0)…8 rounds - 5 (5-0)...