On October 11, 2008, Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) gets a shot at the heavyweight WBC title held by Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs).
Samuel Peter is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Oleg Maskaev, 7 months and 3 days ago. Vitali Klitschko is on a 3-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Danny Williams, 3 years and 10 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Vitali Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. Samuel Peter really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Vitali Klitschko is crowned the new WBC heavyweight world champion. Klitschko improves his record to 36-2 (35 KOs), while Peter adds a loss to his record at 30-2.