Oleg Maskaev vs Samuel Peter
On March 8, 2008, Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against Nigerian challenger, Samuel Peter (29-1, 22 KOs).
Maskaev vs Peter Stats
Oleg Maskaev is coming in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Okello Peter, 1 year, 2 months, and 27 days ago. Samuel Peter is on a 5-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jameel McCline, 5 months and 2 days ago.
Maskaev vs Peter Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Samuel Peter at 99-1 winning odds. Oleg Maskaev really doesn't have much to present against Peter.
Maskaev vs Peter Result
Samuel Peter stopped the champion via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC heavyweight champion. Peter improves his record to 30-1 (23 KOs), while Maskaev adds a loss to his record at 34-6.