“Capital Showdown” fighters and DC metro-area natives Lamont “Havoc” Peterson, his brother Anthony Peterson, along with undefeated heavyweight contender Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell, will break from their rigorous training schedules to attend the 22nd annual Fight Night “Fight For Children” event at the Washington Hilton and Towers this Thursday evening.
Instead of lacing up, the fighters will dress up to help raise money to benefit the mission of the Fight for Children organization. The fighters will make a special appearance in the ring as part of their donation of ringside seats for their Dec. 10 fights to the charity. They will also attend the Chairman’s VIP Reception along with the current and former World Champions attending Fight Night.
On Saturday, Dec. 10, all three boxers will fight on the “Capital Showdown” event at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, DC. Lamont Peterson will face off against Amir “King” Khan for Khan’s Unified Super Lightweight World Title in the headlining fight, the undefeated Mitchell is set to battle Uzbekistan’s Timur Ibragimov, who has won nine of his last 10 bouts, in the evening’s co-featured bout which also marks Mitchell’s HBO’s debut, while Anthony Peterson will see action in a ten round fight on the undercard against a yet-to-be-determined opponent. The evening will mark the return of HBO televised boxing to the Washington, DC metropolitan area after an 18-year absence.
“It is such a great night in Washington DC and we are so happy to be able to attend and help raise money for such a good cause,” said Lamont Peterson on behalf of himself and his brother.
“I am really looking forward to attending Fight Night and supporting the great work the Fight For Children organization does throughout the community,” said Mitchell. “I have been training extremely hard for what is going to be one of the toughest fights of my career to date in December, so taking a night off to relax, enjoy myself and help a good cause is what I need before I finish up training strong for December 10.”
