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TODAY! Lamont Peterson, Seth Mitchell & Anthony Peterson To Hold DC Media Workout - 11:00 AM ET

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**MEDIA ALERT**

 

"CAPITAL SHOWDOWN" FIGHTERS LAMONT "HAVOC" PETERSON,
SETH "MAYHEM" MITCHELL & ANTHONY PETERSON TO HOLD
MEDIA WORKOUT AHEAD OF BIG-TIME BOXING'S RETURN
TO WASHINGTON, DC ON DECEMBER 10
 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 11:00 A.M. ET


 
WHO:    LAMONT PETERSON, #1 Rated IBF Contender from Washington, DC
SETH MITCHELL, Undefeated Heavyweight Contender from Brandywine, Maryland
ANTHONY PETERSON, Lightweight Contender & Lamont's Brother from Washington, DC
 
WHAT:   Washington, DC natives Lamont "Havoc" Peterson and Anthony Peterson along withBrandywine, Maryland's Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell will hold a media workout as they prepare for their respective bouts on "Capital Showdown" on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Peterson's 12-round championship bout against Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir Khan and Mitchell's 10-round bout against Timur Ibragimov will be telecast live on HBO's World Championship Boxing in the United States and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Anthony Peterson is training for a for a 10-round lightweight undercard fight against an opponent to be determined.
 
WHERE:    Joy Evans Recreation Center (Headbangers Boxing Gym)
555 L St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
 
WHEN:           Tuesday, November 15 at 11:00 a.m. ET
 
FACTS:   "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 taking place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, 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 fights will be telecast in the United States on HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. PT and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.
 
                        Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $75, $50 and $25, are available for purchase through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for fans traveling from the United Kingdom are available for purchase online at www.sportscorporation.comor by calling +44 (0)845 163 0845.
 
                        For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.amirkhanworld.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.twitter.com/AmirKingKhan, www.twitter.com/KingPete26, www.twitter.com/SethMayhem48or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxingor www.facebook.com/AmirKhanTheOfficialPage. Follow HBO Boxing news at www.hbo.com/boxing, on Twitter @hboboxingand on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hboboxing.
 
CONTACTS:  Ramiro Gonzalez/Monica Sears, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489-5631
                        Bill Caplan, Golden Boy Promotions: (818) 831-0046/(818) 515-1616 (c)
                        Asif Vali/Tahir Khan, Khan Promotions: +44(0)1204535332
                        Amir Rashid, Khan Promotions: +44(0)7900184077
                        Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner, DC Information; Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500
                        Andre Johnson, ProImage Communications/Peterson Brothers: (202) 486-8072
                        Lorin Chvotkin, Team Mitchell: (240) 498-1478
                        Chinyere Hubbard, Events DC: (202) 249-3217
                        Teri Washington, Events DC: (202) 608-1199
                        Kevin Flaherty, HBO: (212) 512-5052
Julian Sheldon, Sky Sports Publicity: (207) 032-1447
Media Credentials: Email credentials@goldenboypromotions.com