HBO WCB Returns Saturday: Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson from Washington D.C.

According to a press release from the executive producers of HBO, it all happens from the nation's capital this Saturday, December 10th, when HBO's World Championship Boxing returns with the WBA, IBF 140-pound champion Amir Khan defending his titles against local D.C. hometown contender Lamont Peterson.

Khan (26-1, 18 KOs) is riding high from a one-sided dominate performance against Zab Judah in July stopping him in Round 5 and unifying the WBA and IBF titles.

Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs) has been in the ring with some of the best names in the 140-pound division including Tim Bradley and Victor Ortiz and will have the hometown advantage being born and raised in Washington, D.C.

Also that night, HBO will televise a 10-round heavyweight bout with former Michigan State linebacker turned boxer Seth Mitchell (23-0-1, 17 KOs) taking on Timur Ibragimov (30-3-1, 16 KOs) from Uzbekistan.

This will be the first time HBO will return to the nation's capital since 1993.

Prior to all the live action, HBO will replay last weekend's Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito rematch fight first.

It all begins on HBO this Saturday, December 10th at 9:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. PT.

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KING J is the Bleacher Report Boxing Community Leader and a Featured Columnist. All information was provided directly from the executive producers of HBO.

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