Saturday, June 21, 2008

L. Peterson Secures Opponent for July 5!

15Rounds.com is reporting that undefeated DC junior welterweight Lamont Peterson has an opponent for his important nationally televised Saturday, July 5 bout at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Peterson's opponent will be Rogelio Castaneda, Jr. of Sacramento, California. Castaneda (24-13-3, eight KO's) has come very close to world title contention, losing an IBF title elimination bout to Demetrius Hopkins in November 2006.

It has been reported that should Peterson (24-0, 11 KO's) win, he will get a world title bout against the winner of the main event of this card -- the WBO Junior Welterweight championship rematch between champion Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt.

The card will be televised by Showtime.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Come on Lamont! This is HUGE. Digital, how do you think Peterson matches up w/ Castaneda?

Gary Digital Williams said...

I see Peterson out-quicking Castaneda. All the fighters who have speed seem to do well against Castaneda. I think Lamont should win it.

Anonymous said...

A win over Castaneda will put Peterson in with the likes of Holt or Torres... that's a HUGE jump in class.

Anonymous said...

Lamont is one of the better boxer from this area in a long time.He shouldn't have a problem with him.