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Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko
Boxing fans waited a long time for this news – Vitali Klitschko is back in the ring! On October 11th Dr. Ironfist returns to challenge WBC world heavyweight champion Samuel Peter from Nigeria. The long awaited fight for the WBC belt will be held in the O2 World, a brand new arena with a capacity of 13.000 spectators in Berlin, Germany.
After his retirement in 2005 Vitali Klitschko was named as “WBC Champion Emeritus”, a status that enables him, in case of a comeback, to challenge the current WBC-Champion right away.
The current WBC-Champion Samuel Peter – The Nigerian Nightmare - is 27 years old and has an impressive record of 30 wins, 23 by KO und just one defeat by unanimous decision against Wladimir Klitschko in September 2005. This March Peter deposed WBC champion Oleg Maskaev by KO in round 6. Now he will defend his title for the first time against the former Champion Vitali Klitschko.
Samuel Peter: “There´s no doubt that I´m going to defend my title. Klitschko is an experienced fighter and an unpredictable opponent, but I´m younger and better. I will beat him first and afterwards I will take care of his brother – there´s still some unfinished business left!”
Vitali Klitschko is 37 years old and his record stands at 35 wins, 34 by KO und 2 losses due to injury. From 1999-2000 Klitschko was WBO world heavyweight champion and WBC champion from 2004-2005. Until his retirement Klitschko was the undisputed #1 heavyweighter in the world.
Vitali Klitschko: “I´m glad to be back in action to compete for the world championship. Samuel Peter is a dangerous puncher, who has proven his skills against some top opponents. I know it will be a hard fight, but I´m going to fulfill my dream – becoming world champion for the third time and Wladimir and me becoming the first heavyweight brothers in history to hold championships at the same time. The new O2 World und my fans in Berlin will make sure, that it will be the perfect place for such a big event.”
The fight will be broadcasted live in Germany by RTL, in the US on Showtime, and many more countries internationally.
