“CAPITAL SHOWDOWN” FIGHTERS TAKE TIME OUT OF TRAINING FOR CHARITY AT ANNUAL FIGHT NIGHT FUNDRAISER

Posted on | November 9, 2011 | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Nov. 9) – “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.”

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“Capital Showdown: Khan vs. Peterson,” a 12-round Unified Super Lightweight World Title Fight for Khan’s WBA World Super Championship and IBF World Championship, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Khan Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, DeWalt Tools and AT&T. Also featured will be a 10-round heavyweight battle between Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell and Timur Ibragimov. The HBO World Championship Boxing telecast begins at 9:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. PT.

Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $75, $50 and $25, are on sale now through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or by purchasing them online atwww.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for fans traveling from the United Kingdom are available for purchase online at www.Sportscorporation.com or by calling +44 (0)845 163 0845.

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