Current IBF, WBO and IBO World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles for a second time against Samuel Peter at Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany on September 11.
The challenger, is the #2 ranked contender under the IBF sanctioning body. Klitschko was originally scheduled to face number one contender Aleksandr Povetkin but he was disqualified by the IBF due to him not following certain regulations. Peter is now the mandatory challenger of Klitschko.
In 2005, Klitschko and Peter met in a dramatic fight in Atlantic City, USA. Klitschko was down three times during the fight but came back strong and nearly knocked out Peter in the 12th round. Klitschko won the fight by unanimous decision.
“Peter was one of the toughest fights of my career, he is an extremely hard puncher and has improved a lot in his last fights. I know what to expect on September 11 and I will be well prepared,” said Klitschko.
“I had to wait a long time for the rematch. Now I will finish what I missed five years ago. This time I am going straight in and take him out. It’s not going to last real long,” said Peter.
Peter whose moniker is “The Nigerian Nightmare“ has set up camp in Big Bear, CA under the guidance of Abel Sanchez. He sports a record of 34 fights (27 KOs) with only three losses, with his last four fights coming by way of KO.
Peter is looking reclaim a title since losing the WBC World Heavyweight belt to Vitali Klitschko.
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