The day before Thanksgiving, you were probably thinking about doing some damage to a plate of turkey and mashed potatoes. At Headbangers Boxing Gym in Southeast Washington, brothers Lamont and Anthony Peterson had very different opponents in mind.
They?ve been preparing for Dec. 10, when the Walter E. Washington Convention Center will host HBO?s first live boxing event in the city since 1993. Lamont, 27, will take on British champ Amir Khan for the International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Association light welterweight title in the most anticipated showdown of the evening. Also fighting that night are Anthony, a 26-year-old lightweight, and 29-year-old Seth ?Mayhem? Mitchell, of Brandywine, who?s trying to maintain his undefeated streak as a heavyweight.
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