On March 27th, former WBC heavyweight champion and #5 World-ranked Sam "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter (30-2, 23 KOs) and up-and-coming #3 World-ranked contender "Fast" Eddie Chambers (33-1, 18 KO's) will square off to see who gets higher up in the heavyweight picture.
In Peter's last 2 fights, he won the WBC heavyweight championship from Oleg Maskaev via TKO, but lost his WBC belt via 9th round in his following bout to "Dr. Ironfist" Vitali Klitschko. He ended up quitting on his stool, so this fight is going to be very important to try to win impressively to get some kind of credibility back.
As far as Chambers, he lost a decision to IBF #1 mandatory Alexander Povetkin in a IBF elimination tournament final, but since has won 2 fights in a row to the likes Ross Purrity and Derric Rossy.
This should be an interesting style match up against a slick fast boxer in Chambers and a more raw puncher in Peter. The bout will be shown ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” at 10:00 pm ET/7:00 pm PT at the new world-class 7,100-seat Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles.
Doug Loughrey Quotes
*ESPN's Director of Programming Acquisitions“It has been a great pleasure working with Dan (Goossen) and Dino (Duva) and their respective fight teams to bring this exciting and meaningful bout to ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. We are equally excited by the opportunity to produce and televise this inaugural boxing telecast from AEG”s state of the art Nokia Theatre”
Dan Goossen Quotes
*Boxing promoter“This is undoubtedly the biggest and most anticipated heavyweight fight that does not have a world title attached to it, but the winner of this bout will once again be earning their right to fight for the prestigious World Heavyweight Championship.”
“Matching two of the world’s top heavyweights is only part of the story on March 27. The opportunity to bring this event to the amazing state-of-the-art Nokia Theatre is the other star. I believe an expanded and younger fan base will be attracted to this event and it will be the place to be that night, in part because of the extraordinary L.A. LIVE, and bringing the first ever boxing event to Nokia Theatre. The fans will definitely be treated to a World-class event at a World-class entertainment center.”
Eddie Chambers Quotes
“I can’t wait for the big night."“Pro basketball, football and baseball all on ESPN, and now Fast Eddie. I’m in great company. I will beat Sam Peter, and do it convincingly, to get in position for my well-deserved World title shot. Peter is a big man, and a powerful puncher with both hands, and I give him his respect. But come March 27, he’ll find out about my power and speed. This is a big fight for me and I promise an exciting fight for the fans. It’s major heavyweight boxing.”
Sam Peter Quotes
“I’m coming home to LA. I love the city of Angels. Eddie, you better be ready for the Nigerian Nightmare.”Duva Quotes
*Peter's trainer“Goossen has two fighters we want back-to-back, Chambers and (Cristobal “The Nightmare” Arreola. First, Sam will knock Chambers out cold, and then the World Title or we may comeback to Los Angeles and do the same thing to Arreola.”
Lee Zeidman Quotes
*General manager of L.A. Live, where the bout will be held as well, as the STAPLES Center and Nokia Theatre.“Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and everyone at AEG are incredibly thrilled to host our first ever-boxing match on March 27th. The theatre was designed to host a variety of events and now we can add World Championship boxing to that list, and are looking forward to a history making night.”
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Chambers should be able to win a pretty easy decision in my opinion on this one. Peter's only chance is being overly aggressive and using his size advantage. If he tries to use his "new boxing ability" he will lose easily on points.
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