Former world champion Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) will return to the ring near his Washington D.C. home as he takes on 2008 Olympic Gold medalist from the Dominican Republic Felix Diaz Jr. (17-0, 8 KOs) in a 12-round bout on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC on Saturday afternoon, October 17 from EagleBank Arena (formerly the Patriot Center) at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The televised co-main pits Olympic Bronze medalist Andre “The Resurrected” Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) against Australia’s Blake “Il Capo” Caparello (21-1-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight bout.

For Peterson, who lost a close fight to Danny Garcia this past spring this is another tough test for him as he will face a top amateur fighter who is largely unknown to masses in a sink or swim type fight. Dirrell will be looking to rebound from his DeGale loss as he takes on former Sergey Kovalev opponent Blake Caparello in hopes of getting back to his winning ways.