Peter Samuel

Date of Birth: 09.06.1980

Place of Birth. Education. Born in Nigeria. Lives and trains in Las Vegas (USA). Nickname - Nigerian Nightmare.

Samuel's promoter is the famous boxing promoter Don King.

Body Measurements. Height - 184 cm. Reach - 196 cm. Right-handed.

Career. Began boxing in 1992. His professional debut took place in February 2001.

In amateur boxing, Peter earned titles of Nigerian and African champion. He participated in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, reaching the quarter-finals but losing to an opponent from Italy.

From 2004, P. Samuel fought against well-known heavyweight boxers like Jeremy Williams, Vladimir Klitschko, James Toney, Jameel McCline, Oleg Maskaev.

In professional boxing, he won world championship titles according to the WBA (July 2006), IBF (March 2007), WBO (September 2007), WBC (March 2008).

In March 2008 (in his last fight - against O. Maskaev, which ended with a loss for the Russian), Peter's professional record was: number of fights - 31, number of wins - 30 (23 by knockout), losses - 1. The only boxer against whom the unbeaten Nigerian Nightmare had difficulty was Vladimir Klitschko. In 2005 in Atlantic City, the judges unanimously ruled in favor of the Ukrainian after a 12-round fight for the world championship title in two associations, IBF and WBO (114-111).

On October 11, 2008, Peter defended his WBC title - the most prestigious in boxing - in Berlin. The opponent of the Nigerian was Vitali Klitschko, for whom this fight was his first in the last four years. The Ukrainian left the reigning titleholder with no chances of victory, and after the eighth round, Peter's managers announced that he would not continue the fight. After the fight, in which Samuel had previously promised to take down the Ukrainian giant, he called Vitali a great champion and expressed hope for collaboration with the promotion agency 'Klitschko Management Group' in Germany and Europe.

In 2009, Samuel Peter fought four bouts: on March 27, he lost to American Eddie Chambers by majority decision of the judges, on July 25 he won by knockout in the 3rd round against American Marcus McGee, on September 15 he knocked out American Ronald Bello in the second round, and on December 19 he defeated American Gabe Brown by knockout in the 4th round.

On March 12, 2010 Peter fought and won by knockout in the 2nd round against the Dominican Nagy Aguilera. As of September 2010, he had fought 34 matches - 31 wins (27 by knockout) and 3 losses.

The international boxing federation sees Peter as the main contender for the champion belt of Vladimir Klitschko. The title match and the rematch took place on September 11, 2010. The fight was under full control of the champion and was characterized by changing pace and excessive clinching by Peter. In the second minute of the tenth round, Klitschko sent the Nigerian to the canvas.

In April 2011, Samuel Peter faced the rising boxing talent of the world, Robert Helenius. In the 9th round, Helenius sent Peter to the canvas. Peter struggled to get up, Helenius immediately began to hit him, and a precise single jab sent him into deep unconsciousness.

Professional fight statistics. As of July 2019: 46 fights, 38 wins (31 by knockout), 8 losses.

Marital Status. Married, raising two sons and two daughters.

09.05.2022