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
The odds of winning are at 95.7-4.3 in favor of Samuel Peter. Oleg Maskaev won't be able to do much 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.