The camp of former WBC Champion Samuel Peters is in rumble over the proposed plan by Wladimir Klitschko’s management to line up the Nigeria born pugilist for the IBF heavyweight champion’s next fight.
Klitschko also holds the minor WBO and IBO belts and was slated to fight Russian Alexander Povetkin in Frankfurt on Sept. 11. But Povetkin never signed the contract and Klitschko’s camp is looking to sign former WBC champion Peter.
“It looks good,” Klitschko’s manager Bernd Boente said on Friday.
Africansportsdigest.com can authoritatively reveal that Peters’ management wants to exert adequate financial reward for their boy as well as assurances that the fight will be well organized among other salient issues.
“I think they are just trying to psyche us. If they want the fight a better offer should be proposed with enough guarantees that will entice Samuel (Peters) to fight,” an aide to Peter’s manager, Ivalo said
Povetkin, a former Olympic champion, failed to appear at a news conference this week to promote the open-air fight at Frankfurt’s soccer stadium.
“This fight will definitely not happen,” Boente said of Povetkin.
Peter already fought Klitschko in 2005 and sent him to the canvas three times before losing on points to the Ukrainian.
Klitschko has 54 victories in 57 fights, while Peter is 34-3.