2008
02-28-2008, 02:55 AM
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LIVE - Saturday, March 8 @ 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST
From Plaza de Toros - Cancun, Mexico
The first world heavyweight championship ever staged in Mexico will take place in Cancun’s Plaza de Torros on Saturday, March 8 when World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev makes the second defense of his title against WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter to determine the sole WBC heavyweight champion. The two had been scheduled to meet in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 6, but a back injury forced Maskaev to pull out of the fight on Sept. 21..
Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs) vaulted back into the heavyweight title picture when he defeated Hasim Rahman to capture a title belt in August 2006. Originally from Kazakhstan, the battle-tested veteran will confront the highly regarded Samuel Peter (29-1, 22 KOs) of Nigeria, whose only loss was to the formidable Wladimir Klitschko. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
In the 12-round opening bout, lightweight champ Juan Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) of Houston puts his crown on the line against contender Nate Campbell (31-5-1, 25 KOs) of Tampa, Fla. Diaz looked terrific in defeating Acelino Freitas and Julio Diaz, and hopes to keep the momentum going against this crafty challenger.
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LIVE - Saturday, March 8 @ 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST
From Plaza de Toros - Cancun, Mexico
The first world heavyweight championship ever staged in Mexico will take place in Cancun’s Plaza de Torros on Saturday, March 8 when World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev makes the second defense of his title against WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter to determine the sole WBC heavyweight champion. The two had been scheduled to meet in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 6, but a back injury forced Maskaev to pull out of the fight on Sept. 21..
Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs) vaulted back into the heavyweight title picture when he defeated Hasim Rahman to capture a title belt in August 2006. Originally from Kazakhstan, the battle-tested veteran will confront the highly regarded Samuel Peter (29-1, 22 KOs) of Nigeria, whose only loss was to the formidable Wladimir Klitschko. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
In the 12-round opening bout, lightweight champ Juan Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) of Houston puts his crown on the line against contender Nate Campbell (31-5-1, 25 KOs) of Tampa, Fla. Diaz looked terrific in defeating Acelino Freitas and Julio Diaz, and hopes to keep the momentum going against this crafty challenger.
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