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Sam Peter likely to return July 25 on Top Rank card
His opponent will likely be Marcus McGee, a good choice for a confidence-building fight.
From Dan Rafael (ESPN):
Former heavyweight titlist Samuel Peter has split with longtime promoter Dino Duva and is poised to sign with Top Rank, manager Ivaylo Gotzev told ESPN.com. If their deal is finalized, Peter (30-3, 23 KOs) will fight July 25 on the untelevised portion of Top Rank's pay-per-view card in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, probably against journeyman Marcus McGee (22-16, 11 KOs).
"If we can work it out, they're our No. 1 choice, and we've been talking," Gotzev said. "I believe Top Rank is the best promoter in the world." Peter and Duva are in Nevada court, but Gotzev said they had gotten a restraining order that will allow Peter to fight. "We have a case ongoing with Dino, but the fact is Samuel needs to fight. That's how he makes his living," Gotzev said. "Samuel can fight on any card for any promoter.
Dino cannot stop him. That's the bottom line." He added that Peter is training in Big Bear, Calif., with new trainer Abel Sanchez. "Samuel looks terrific, and he will quiet the naysayers," Gotzev said. "He has recommitted himself." Peter won a title in March 2008 by knocking out Oleg Maskaev in the sixth round, but he lost his next two fights: a one-sided eighth-round TKO to Vitali Klitschko followed by a tight decision to Eddie Chambers on March 27.
From Dan Rafael (ESPN):
Former heavyweight titlist Samuel Peter has split with longtime promoter Dino Duva and is poised to sign with Top Rank, manager Ivaylo Gotzev told ESPN.com. If their deal is finalized, Peter (30-3, 23 KOs) will fight July 25 on the untelevised portion of Top Rank's pay-per-view card in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, probably against journeyman Marcus McGee (22-16, 11 KOs).
"If we can work it out, they're our No. 1 choice, and we've been talking," Gotzev said. "I believe Top Rank is the best promoter in the world." Peter and Duva are in Nevada court, but Gotzev said they had gotten a restraining order that will allow Peter to fight. "We have a case ongoing with Dino, but the fact is Samuel needs to fight. That's how he makes his living," Gotzev said. "Samuel can fight on any card for any promoter.
Dino cannot stop him. That's the bottom line." He added that Peter is training in Big Bear, Calif., with new trainer Abel Sanchez. "Samuel looks terrific, and he will quiet the naysayers," Gotzev said. "He has recommitted himself." Peter won a title in March 2008 by knocking out Oleg Maskaev in the sixth round, but he lost his next two fights: a one-sided eighth-round TKO to Vitali Klitschko followed by a tight decision to Eddie Chambers on March 27.
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