Samuel Peter (38-9, 31) was born in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria on September 6, 1980. At the age of 20 years on February 6, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Georgi Hristov, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 31st career fight at 27 years old, Peter became a heavyweight world champion on March 8, 2008 after defeating Oleg Maskaev via 6th-round TKO to win the WBC title.
Peter's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Arslanbek Makhmudov at age 39 on December 7, 2019. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Samuel Peter's best fights have been against James Toney, Jameel McCline, Jeremy Williams, Oleg Maskaev, Wladimir Klitschko, Nagy Aguilera and Vitali Klitschko.
Peter has 9 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Dec 7, 2019 39 years, 3 months 38-9 (31) | 30 years, 6 months 9-0 (9) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS |
46  | Jul 12, 2019 38 years, 10 months 38-8 (31) | 24 years, 9 months 22-2 (12) | HW | 7 | TKO | LOSS |
45 | Apr 27, 2019 38 years, 7 months 38-7 (31) | Alejandro Garduno | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
44 | Apr 13, 2019 38 years, 7 months 37-7 (30) | Mario Heredia | HW | 8 | SD | LOSS |
43 | Feb 22, 2019 38 years, 5 months 37-6 (30) | Gerardo Escobar | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
42  | Dec 3, 2016 36 years, 2 months 36-6 (29) | 35 years, 6 months 23-1 (12) | HW | 3 | RTD | LOSS |
41 | Oct 23, 2016 36 years, 1 months 36-5 (29) | Juan Carlos Salas | HW | 3 | RTD | WIN |
40 | Sep 27, 2014 34 years 35-5 (28) | Ron Aubrey | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
39  | Apr 2, 2011 30 years, 6 months 34-5 (27) | 27 years, 3 months 14-0 (9) | HW | 9 | KO | LOSS |
38  | Sep 11, 2010 30 years 34-4 (27) | 34 years, 5 months 54-3 (47) | HW | 10 | KO | LOSS For IBF, WBO, The Ring |
37  | Mar 12, 2010 29 years, 6 months 34-3 (27) | 23 years, 9 months 15-2 (10) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
36 | Dec 19, 2009 29 years, 3 months 33-3 (26) | Gabe Brown | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
35 | Sep 15, 2009 29 years 32-3 (25) | Ronald Bellamy | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
34 | Jul 25, 2009 28 years, 10 months 31-3 (24) | Marcus McGee | HW | 3 | KO | WIN |
33  | Mar 27, 2009 28 years, 6 months 30-3 (23) | 26 years, 11 months 33-1 (18) | HW | 10 | MD | LOSS |
32  | Oct 11, 2008 28 years, 1 months 30-2 (23) | 37 years, 2 months 35-2 (34) | HW | 8 | RTD | LOSS Lost WBC |
31  | Mar 8, 2008 27 years, 6 months 30-1 (23) | 39 years 34-5 (26) | HW | 6 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
30  | Oct 6, 2007 27 years, 1 months 29-1 (22) | 37 years, 4 months 38-7-3 (23) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC InterimVacant |
29  | Jan 6, 2007 26 years, 4 months 28-1 (22) | 38 years, 4 months 69-5-3 (43) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
28 | Sep 2, 2006 25 years, 11 months 27-1 (22) | 38 years 69-4-3 (43) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
27 | Apr 28, 2006 25 years, 7 months 26-1 (22) | Julius Long | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
26 | Dec 15, 2005 25 years, 3 months 25-1 (21) | Robert Hawkins | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
25 | Sep 24, 2005 25 years 24-1 (21) | 29 years, 5 months 44-3 (39) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
24 | Jul 2, 2005 24 years, 9 months 24-0 (21) | Taurus Sykes | HW | 2 | KO | WIN |
23 | Apr 29, 2005 24 years, 7 months 23-0 (20) | Gilbert Martinez | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Jan 22, 2005 24 years, 4 months 22-0 (19) | Yanqui Díaz | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
21  | Dec 4, 2004 24 years, 2 months 21-0 (18) | 32 years, 3 months 41-4-1 (35) | HW | 2 | KO | WIN |
20 | Aug 5, 2004 23 years, 10 months 20-0 (17) | Jovo Pudar | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
19 | May 17, 2004 23 years, 8 months 19-0 (17) | Charles Shufford | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
18 | Mar 6, 2004 23 years, 6 months 18-0 (17) | Jose Arimatea Da Silva | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Jan 22, 2004 23 years, 4 months 17-0 (16) | Chris Isaac | HW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Sep 27, 2003 23 years 16-0 (15) | Jason Farley | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Aug 30, 2003 22 years, 11 months 15-0 (14) | Daniel Frank | HW | 2 | KO | WIN |
14 | Jun 21, 2003 22 years, 9 months 14-0 (13) | Lyle McDowell | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Mar 7, 2003 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (12) | Dale Crowe | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
12 | Jul 24, 2002 21 years, 10 months 12-0 (11) | Cornelius Ellis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 7, 2002 21 years, 9 months 11-0 (10) | Francis Royal | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 24, 2002 21 years, 8 months 10-0 (9) | Terry Porter | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 22, 2002 21 years, 6 months 9-0 (8) | Julius Joiner | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
8 | Mar 3, 2002 21 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | Marion Wilson | 4 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Nov 10, 2001 21 years, 2 months 7-0 (7) | Curtis Taylor | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 28, 2001 21 years 6-0 (6) | Giles Knox | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 25, 2001 20 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Freddy Gatica | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 28, 2001 20 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Shannon Head | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 25, 2001 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | George Chamberlain | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | May 10, 2001 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | James Lester | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 6, 2001 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Georgi Hristov | 1 | KO | WIN |
