WBC Heavyweight world champion Samuel Peter will defend his title against WBC champion emeritus Vitali Klitschko on Saturday October 11.
The older of the two fighting Klitschko brothers, Wladimir is the IBF world champ. The bout will be broadcast live in the USA on Showtime Championship Boxing.
Immediately following the heavyweight world title fight, which begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT on tape delay, two light heavyweight champions will meet, live on Showtime, when Antonio "Magic Man" Tarver and "Bad" Chad Dawson square off in a long-awaited grudge match.
"It will be experience versus youth in two of the biggest fights of the year," said Ken Hershman, Showtime Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports and Event Programming. "The boxing world is on notice for Oct. 11, and we are thrilled to deliver both landmark events in one blockbuster telecast on Showtime. I give special thanks to these four world-class fighters for taking the important fight at the right time."
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The Peter vs. Klitschko showdown will be co-promoted by Duva Boxing, K2 Promotions and Don King Productions from a site to be determined. Tarver vs. Dawson is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions in association with AT Entertainment.
Peter, 27 of Las Vegas, by way of Akwaibom, Nigeria, captured the WBC belt in his first world title fight on March 8, 2008 in Cancun, Mexico. With his trademark sledgehammer right hand followed by a sustained flurry of combinations, Peter blasted his way to a sixth-round TKO win over Oleg Maskaev to claim the belt.
Frustrated in his attempt to secure a rematch against the only man to defeat him, Wladimir Klitschko, Peter will instead turn his sights to Wladimir’s brother, Vitali.
"I want to send Vitali back into retirement, and then end his brother’s reign as champion," boasted Peter, “I will become the first fighter to end an entire family’s boxing career. Everyone is going down. The heavyweight division is mine."
August 6, 2008
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