D.C. boxer Lamont Peterson isn’t only fighting allegations that he used a banned substances, but the fallout from his positive test caused a promoter to move a June 30 fight from D.C. to California.

The May 19 rematch between D.C. boxer Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan has been called off in the wake of this week’s news that Peterson tested positive for a banned substance.

After testing positive for a banned substance, D.C. boxer Lamont Peterson admitted yesterday to taking testosterone pellets as part of a medical treatment.

Their last bout ended in controversy, and now the May 19 rematch between D.C. boxing phenom Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan may not even happen—ESPN is reporting that Peterson tested positive for synthetic testosterone after a test conducted in early March.

After months of out-of-the-ring sparring over the result of their last bout, D.C. native Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan will battle it out again on May 19 in Las Vegas.

D.C. native Lamont Peterson might be fighting again soon, but it might not be against anyone unfamiliar.

Instead of trading right hooks in the ring, Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan have been trading verbal jabs in the press since their December bout ended in a controversial win for the D.C. native.

When local boxer Lamont Peterson brought home the world’s super lightweight boxing championship after a fight in the Washington Convention Center in December, it was big news. But the news that he might be faced with a rematch against Amir Khan because of allegations of fight-time shenanigans is bigger.

You could probably be forgiven for having missed what Post columnist Mike Wise is calling the local sports story of the year — it’s been 18 years since the last boxing championship took place in D.C., after all.