Fight Samuel Peter W SD 12 (12) James Toney

The main event of the evening was a heavyweight clash between former three time world champion, James "Lights Out" Toney (69-5-3 43 KOs), and the rising talent of Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter (27-1 22 KOs). The fight was promoted under the title of "No Risk, No Reward," and when the air cleared, James Toney learned that it is always risky to leave the fight in the hands of the judges and he also learned that he would not be read more ...

Two of the three judges preferred Samuel Peter's powerful shots over James Toney's more accurate and frequent punching Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Peter won four of the first five rounds plus the last four rounds on the cards of both judges Alejandro Rochin and Dick Flaherty, who each scored the bout 116-111 in favor of Peter. Toney was credited with winning only three rounds on both those cards. By contrast read more ...

James Toney (69-5-3, 43 KOs) stood up to the power of Samuel Peter (27-1, 22 KOs), but it was Peter who came away with a twelve round split decision in a WBC heavyweight eliminator Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Toney's quickness and defensive skills gave him the edge early, but Peter got into the fight in round three with some heavy shots. read more ...

Heavyweight contenders James Toney and Samuel Peter weighed in today for Saturday's heavyweight elimination bout at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Toney weighed in at 233, a few pounds less than he weighed for his previous fight against Hasim Rahman. Peter weighed in at 257. After the stare down, both fighters became embroiled in a shouting match to the delight of the many fight fans who came out to see the event read more ...

Samuel are you worried that your emotions will get the best of you during this fight? Not at all. This is an easy fight for me. What about the fact that he might be trying to get into your head with all his comments? He can’t get into my head, and even if he could he doesn’t speak my language (laughing) read more ...

Determined to silence the critics who constantly harp on him about his weight and conditioning, the normally loquacious James "Lights Out" Toney was uncharacteristically near silence himself in responding tersely to questions addressed to him during preparation for his September 2nd "No Risk, No Reward" WBC 12-round Heavyweight title elimination bout against the hard-hitting Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter at the Staples Center read more ...

The 20-year anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues in spectacular fashion on Saturday, Sept. 2, when WBC #2 heavyweight James "Lights Out" Toney (69-4-2, 43 KOs) faces WBC #3 Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter (26-1, 22 KOs) on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The 12-round bout will be a WBC elimination for the #1 spot and take place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. It is co-promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and Duva Boxing read more ...