Lamont Peterson vs Kendall Holt Odds
Published on February 21st, 2013 3:39 pm ESTKendall Holt will be taking on Lamont Peterson for the IBF Light Welterweight belt this Friday night. The event, which will be held at the DC Armory in Washington, DC, will be broadcast on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.
Lamont Peterson, who is the current IBF Light Welterweight champion, currently has a record of 30-1-1, with 15 of his wins coming via knockout. Lamont Peterson is coming off of a controversial split decision win over Amir Khan back in December of 2011. Prior to that, Peterson beat Victor Manuel Cayo and fought to a draw with Victor Ortiz.
The lone loss on Peterson's record is a unanimous decision loss against Timothy Bradley in December of 2009.
Kendall Holt currently has a record of 28-5-0, with 16 of his wins coming via knockout. Holt has gone 3-3 in his last six fights, beating Tim Coleman, Julio Diaz and Lenin Arroyo, while his three losses during that stretch have come at the hands of Danny Garcia, Kaizer Mabuza and Timothy Bradley.
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Lamont Peterson is the current favorite to win on Friday night. Here are the current betting odds:
Lamont Peterson, -400
Kendall Holt, +300
These odds mean that a $400 bet on Lamont Peterson would yield a total profit of $100, while a $100 bet on Holt would yield a total profit of $300, if he were able to pull out the upset.
The Over/Under is currently set at 9.5 Rounds:
Over 9.5 Rounds, -278
Under 9.5 Rounds, +200
Here are the various fight outcome odds as well:
Lamont Peterson by KO, TKO or Disqualification, +300
Lamont Peterson by Decision or Technical Decision, -139
Kendall Holt by KO, TKO or Disqualification, +550
Kendall Holt by Decision or Technical Decision, +700
Draw or Technical Draw, +2000
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Will ring rust be an issue in this fight? After all, Peterson's last time in the ring was way back in December of 2011.
