Peterson vs Jean

Who won Peterson vs Jean?

Lamont Peterson beat Dierry Jean by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 25th January 2014 at DC Armory in Washington.

The scorecards were announced as 118-111, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Lamont Peterson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

Peterson vs Jean stats

Back in January 2014, Lamont Peterson stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 loses and 1  draw, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dierry Jean made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Jean had advantage in power over Peterson, with a 68% knock out percentage over Peterson's 52%.

Lamont Peterson was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Peterson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jean. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Lamont Peterson & Dierry Jean fought out of an orthodox stance.

Peterson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Jean, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 182 less professional rounds, 0 to Jean's 182.

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