Heavyweight · United States
Samuel Peter 39-9-0 32 KO · 2001–2019
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Samuel Peter was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Sep 6, 1980. Record 39-9-0 with 32 knockouts over 2001–2019. World titles: WBC heavyweight (2008). Samuel Peter last fought Arslanbek Makhmudov on Dec 7, 2019 and lost by TKO in round 1 of 10.
Also: Семюель Пітер · Сэмюэл Питер · ساموئل پیتر +16 more صامويل بيتر · স্যামুয়েল পিটার · サミュエル・ピーター · Oleg Maskaev · Peter · Sam Peter · Samuel Okon Peter · Samuel Pita · Sámúẹ́lì Peter · Питер Сэмюэл · Питер, Сэмюэл · Пітер Семюел · Пітер Семюель · Самюель Пітер · Семюел Пітер · Сэмюэль Питер
Born Sep 6, 1980
Country 🇺🇸 United States, 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Stance Orthodox
Height 185 cm
Reach 196 cm
Nickname The Nigerian Nightmare
Debut Feb 6, 2001
Career 2001–2019
Rounds boxed 213
KO share 82%
Born in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Titles WBC heavyweight · 2008
Boxerbook rating 1888 ± 157 · inactive since Dec 2019Why here › Confirmed bouts 24 of 48 · 10 official
Career record Record
39-9-0, 32 KOs · 2001–2019
Last result L
For WBC-NABF heavyweight title TKO 1/10 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
The record 48 bouts, 2001–2019, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 47, Wikipedia (ru) · 13, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 8, Wikipedia (ja) · 4, WBA Fights Master Scores · 2
L
For WBC-NABF heavyweight title TKO 1/10 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Peter 39-8-0 · Makhmudov 9-0-0
L
TKO 7/12 · King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, 🇸🇦
Peter 39-7-0 · johnston 22-2-0
W
Alejandro Garduno
KO 1/10 · Cheers Bar & Grill, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Peter 38-7-0 · Garduno —
L
SD 8/8 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Peter 38-6-0 · Heredia 15-6-1
W
Gerardo Escobar
KO 1/10 · Cheers Bar & Grill, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Peter 37-6-0 · Escobar —
L
For vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title RTD 3/12 · Arena Armeec, Sofia, 🇧🇬
Peter 37-5-0 · Pulev 23-1-0
W
Juan Carlos Salas
RTD 3/4 · As Boxing Arena, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Peter 36-5-0 · Salas —
W
Ron Aubrey
TKO 1/8 · OKC Downtown Airpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Peter 35-5-0 · Aubrey —
L
For WBO Inter-Continental, and vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight titles KO 9/12 · Gerry Weber Stadium, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany, 🇩🇪
Peter 35-4-0 · Helenius 14-0-0
L
For IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 10/12 · Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Peter 35-3-0 · Klitschko 54-3-0
W
IBF world title eliminator TKO 2/12 · Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas, 🇺🇸
Peter 34-3-0 · Aguilera 15-2-0
W
Gabe Brown
TKO 4/8 · Beeghly Center, Youngstown, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Peter 33-3-0 · Brown —
W
Ronald Bellamy
TKO 2/8 · Plaza de Toros, Cancún, 🇲🇽
Peter 32-3-0 · Bellamy —
W
Marcus McGee
KO 3/8 · Palenque del Recinto Ferial, Nuevo Vallarta, 🇲🇽
Peter 31-3-0 · McGee —
L
MD 10/10 · Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Peter 31-2-0 · Chambers 33-1-0
L
Lost WBC heavyweight title RTD 8/12 · O2 World Arena, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Peter 31-1-0 · Klitschko 35-2-0
W
Won WBC heavyweight title TKO 6/12 · Plaza de Toros, Cancún, 🇲🇽
Peter 30-1-0 · Maskaev 35-5-0
W
Won vacant WBC interim heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Peter 29-1-0 · McCline 38-9-3
W
Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Peter 28-1-0 · Toney 69-5-3
W
Retained NABF heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Peter 27-1-0 · Toney 69-4-3
Show all 48 bouts W
For vacant NABF heavyweight title KO 1/12 · Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, 🇺🇸
Peter 26-1-0 · Long 14-7-0
W
Won vacant WBA–NABA heavyweight title UD 10/10 · Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Peter 25-1-0 · Hawkins —
L
Lost WBC-NABF heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Peter 25-0-0 · Klitschko 44-3-0
W
Retained WBC-NABF, and IBF-USBA heavyweight titles KO 2/12 · RENO EVENTS CENTER, RENO, 🇺🇸
Peter 24-0-0 · Sykes —
W
Gilbert Martinez
TKO 3/10 · THE PLAZA HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Peter 23-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Won vacant IBF-USBA heavyweight title TKO 5/12 · American Airlines Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Peter 22-0-0 · Díaz —
W
Won vacant WBC-NABF heavyweight title KO 2/12 · MANDALAY BAY EVENT CENTER, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Peter 21-0-0 · Williams 41-4-1
W
Jovo Pudar
UD 10/10 · Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, 🇺🇸
Peter 20-0-0 · Pudar —
W
UD 10/10 · BALLY’S HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Peter 19-0-0 · Shufford —
W
Jose Arimatea Da Silva
TKO 2/8 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Peter 18-0-0 · Silva —
W
Chris Isaac
TKO 7/8 · Glendale Arena, Glendale, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Peter 17-0-0 · Isaac —
W
Jason Farley
TKO 2/10 · HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York, 🇺🇸
Peter 16-0-0 · Farley —
W
Daniel Frank
KO 2/8 · Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Tunica, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Peter 15-0-0 · Frank —
W
Lyle McDowell
TKO 4/6 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Peter 14-0-0 · McDowell —
W
Dale Crowe
Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title TKO 4/10 · CITY CENTER PAVILION, RENO, 🇺🇸
Peter 13-0-0 · Crowe —
W
Cornelius Ellis
TKO 2 · MANDALAY BAY RESORT, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Peter 12-0-0 · Ellis —
W
Cornelius Ellis
TKO 2/4 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Peter 11-0-0 · Ellis —
W
Francis Royal
TKO 2/6 · Rawhide Arena, Scottsdale, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Peter 10-0-0 · Royal —
W
Terry Porter
KO 2/4 · Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Peter 9-0-0 · Porter —
W
Julius Joiner
RTD 1/4 · Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Peter 8-0-0 · Joiner —
W
UD 4/4 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Peter 7-0-0 · Wilson 11-37-3
W
Curtis Taylor
KO 1/4 · Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Peter 6-0-0 · Taylor —
W
Giles Knox
TKO 1/4 · CAESARS PALACE HOTEL & CASINO, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Peter 5-0-0 · Knox —
W
Freddy Gatica
TKO 1/4 · FLAMINGO LAUGHLIN, LAUGHLIN, 🇺🇸
Peter 4-0-0 · Gatica —
W
Shannon Head
TKO 1/4 · Exhibition Hall, Fort Myers, Florida, 🇺🇸
Peter 3-0-0 · Head —
W
George Chamberlain
TKO 1/4 · Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, 🇨🇱
Peter 2-0-0 · Chamberlain —
W
James Lester
TKO 3/4 · Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Peter 1-0-0 · Lester —
W
Georgi Hristov
KO 1/4 · Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, 🇰🇿
Peter 0-0-0 · Hristov —
Amateur career 2 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Samuel Peter's record? Samuel Peter's professional record is 39-9-0 with 32 knockouts.
Who did Samuel Peter fight last? Samuel Peter last fought Arslanbek Makhmudov on Dec 7, 2019 and lost by TKO in round 1 of 10.
Which world titles has Samuel Peter held? Samuel Peter has held 1 world title reign: WBC heavyweight (2008). Sources Boxerbook ID 11264 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11264 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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