{"id":55605,"date":"2015-09-04T10:56:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=55605"},"modified":"2015-09-04T10:56:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T15:56:42","slug":"lamont-peterson-returns-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=55605","title":{"rendered":"Lamont Peterson RETURNS – Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LP\"<\/a>Former world champion Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) will return to the ring near his Washington D.C. home as he takes on 2008 Olympic Gold medalist from the Dominican Republic Felix Diaz Jr. (17-0, 8 KOs) in a 12-round bout on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC on Saturday afternoon, October 17 from EagleBank Arena (formerly the Patriot Center) at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The televised co-main pits Olympic Bronze medalist Andre \u201cThe Resurrected\u201d Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) against Australia\u2019s Blake \u201cIl Capo\u201d Caparello (21-1-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight bout.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be back in the ring, especially close to home in Virginia and fighting on NBC,\u201d said Peterson. \u201cI\u2019m happy just to be doing what I love to do. I\u2019ve been in the gym and I\u2019ve stayed ready so I\u2019m prepared to give the fans the kind of show they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very thankful for this opportunity and I know that Lamont Peterson will be my toughest battle so far,\u201d said Diaz. \u201cI am confident that at the end of the fight, I will have my hand raised. No disrespect to Lamont, but he has had his opportunity, now it is my time to show the world who Felix Diaz is. I can assure you that the fans will not be disappointed on October 17.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy motivation to succeed only gets stronger with each fight,\u201d said Dirrell. \u201cI fight to win. All I want to see is a belt around my waist. Whatever it takes, whatever I have to do, it\u2019ll get done. I will be a world champion! This fight is the next step.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a huge opportunity for me to show the world that I am one of the best 168-pounders in all of boxing,\u201d said Caparello. \u201cThis is the weight class where I belong. Dirrell is a former Olympian and, like myself, a world title challenger. I expect a very tough fight on October 17, but I know that I will be victorious.\u201d<\/p>\n