Samuel Peter (The Nigerian Nightmare) is a 44-year-old Nigerian professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years, 10 months, and 1 day, Peter amassed a record of 38-9, which includes 31 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Samuel Peter was born in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria on September 6, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on February 6, 2001 against Georgi Hristov. Peter defeated Hristov via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Peter became a world champion at the age of 27 after 30 professional fights. He challenged Oleg Maskaev for the WBC heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 6th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Peter's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Arslanbek Makhmudov at age 39, on December 7, 2019.
Some of Samuel Peter's best fights have been against Oleg Maskaev, James Toney (HOFer), Jeremy Williams, Nagy Aguilera, and Jameel McCline. For a complete list of Peter's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Samuel Peter".
Peter has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Samuel Peter Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Dec 07, 2019 | 39 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
46 | Jul 12, 2019 | 38 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
45 | Apr 27, 2019 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
44 | Apr 13, 2019 | 38 | ![]() | loss | SD 8 |
43 | Feb 22, 2019 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
42 | Dec 03, 2016 | 36 | ![]() | loss | RTD 3 |
41 | Oct 23, 2016 | 36 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
40 | Sep 27, 2014 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
39 | Apr 02, 2011 | 30 | ![]() | loss | KO 9 |
38 | Sep 11, 2010 | 30 | ![]() | loss | KO 10 |
37 | Mar 12, 2010 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
36 | Dec 19, 2009 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
35 | Sep 15, 2009 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Jul 25, 2009 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
33 | Mar 27, 2009 | 28 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
32 | Oct 11, 2008 | 28 | ![]() | loss | RTD 8 |
31 | Mar 08, 2008 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
30 | Oct 06, 2007 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
29 | Jan 06, 2007 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 02, 2006 | 25 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
27 | Apr 28, 2006 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
26 | Dec 15, 2005 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
25 | Sep 24, 2005 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
24 | Jul 02, 2005 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
23 | Apr 29, 2005 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Jan 22, 2005 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Dec 04, 2004 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
20 | Aug 05, 2004 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
19 | May 17, 2004 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
18 | Mar 06, 2004 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Jan 22, 2004 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
16 | Sep 27, 2003 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Aug 30, 2003 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Jun 21, 2003 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Mar 07, 2003 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Jul 24, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jun 07, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
10 | May 24, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
9 | Mar 22, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 1 |
8 | Mar 03, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
7 | Nov 10, 2001 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Sep 28, 2001 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Aug 25, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jul 28, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 25, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
2 | May 10, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Feb 06, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |