Tonight on the season final of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, D.C. native Lamont Peterson (21-0 with 9 KOs) will fight Frankie Santos (15-3-3 with 7 KOs). Peterson has quickly risen in the Light Welterweight division and is currently ranked 7th by the WBO and 5th by the WBC. ESPN’s Joe Tessitore just declared Lamont the Prospect of the Year.

Lamont and his brother Anthony were abandoned by their parents at an young age. Both were homeless for a few years until they were noticed by boxing coach Barry Hunter at the age of 10. Hunter instructed the brothers, and they quickly rose in the amateur boxing ranks.

Lamont last fought on May 25th at the D.C. Armory on a card with his brother Anthony. In that fight, Lamont used body shots and his uppercut to beat John Brown in the 8th round by TKO. Peterson’s opponent in this fight, Frankie Santos, has lost his last three fights and, has only had two fights since 2003. Lamont is looking to have a strong performance and position himself for a title shot.

Peterson is fighting on the under card to Zap Judah’s first fight since losing to Miguel Cotto. The fight will be televised on ESPN2, and the program starts at 10:30 p.m..