Washington: Lamont Peterson’s manager criticized Amir Khan over refusal to accept the British boxing star’s defeat by the American last month.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Barry Hunter, Peterson’s manager and trainer said “It would be an understatement to characterize Lamont as being disappointed in the unprofessional manner in which Khan is attempting to discredit his performance in the ring and victory,”.
Earlier, Khan had questioned the performance of referee Joe Cooper and aired grievances over alleged inconsistencies with the judges’ scorecards, finally turning his attention to a mystery individual at ringside, later identified as an IBF official who was there as a spectator.
He lost both his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation light-welterweight titles after home-town fighter Peterson was awarded a controversial split-decision victory following their bout in Washington on December 10.
“Khan blames everyone and everything but his performance and lack of ability to make adjustments in the ring for his loss,” Hunter said.
“Each claim is boldly false, but because Golden Boy and Khan have the financial resources to file protests and lawyers to create questionable accusations we are forced to address these issues.”
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