Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Breaking News: Anthony Peterson Battles for NABO Lightweight Crown June 17!

Undefeated DC lightweight Anthony Peterson will try for his first regional pro title when he takes on Adan Hernandez of El Paso, Texas for the NABO Lightweight title on Saturday, June 17 at the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis, TN. The bout will be on the Jermain Taylor-Winky Wright undercard.

Peterson (17-0, 13 KO's) is ranked seventh in the latest NABO rankings and is coming off a third-round stoppage of Jermaine White in front of a nationally televised ShoBox audience on April 28 in New Town, ND.

Hernandez (14-4, five KO's) has not fought since losing a 10-round unanimous decision to Carlos Contreras in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico in February 2005.

A Peterson win would put him in the WBO top 10, helping position him for a world title shot. A win would also mean that both Peterson Brothers would currently hold regional titles. Lamont Peterson (17-0, seven KO's) holds the WBC United States Junior Welterweight title and is currently ranked number 20 in the May WBC rankings.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will this be televised live, if at all, and if so, where?

Gary Digital Williams said...

I don't think this will be televised. HBO is showing the Wright-Taylor bout, but it is not a pay-per-view, so I don't think the Peterson bout will be on TV.

HBO is also carrying the Hopkins-Tarver PPV the previous week, so they are not doing back-to-back pay-per-views.

Anonymous said...

Gary

when will you interview Anthony Or lamont Peterson??

Gary Digital Williams said...

I hopefully, will interview Anthony as early as this evening, if all goes well.