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After making a
short work of Nagy Aguilera within two rounds last Friday, ‘The Nigeria
Nightmare,’ Samuel Peter, is ready to face Wladimir Klitschko with
revenge on his mind.

Despite knocking
down Wladimir three times in 2005, Peter still went ahead to lose to
him, but with the Friday win taking Peter nearer to the peak of world
boxing reckoning, he looks forward to a grudge match with Wladimir, the
current IBF heavyweight title holder.

The Friday win
extended Peters winning streak to four after the last March loss to
Chambers. But what does this win mean? For one, Peter, who usually is
heavy for his fight, surprised the crowd that watched the bout when he
came out with a weight of slightly under 238 pounds, his lowest since
2001 – the year he made his debut in professional boxing. Perhaps, this
new weight shows that the boxer, whom Obisia Nwankpa, his former coach
when he was in the amateur rank, described as “a pillar who is made for
easy target” because of his weight, is now refocused.

This final
eliminator win against Nagy does not make Peter the mandatory
challenger to the world title against Wladimir Klitschko. There are
others before him. First, Wladimir will defend his title next Saturday
against Eddie Chambers, and then the winner will face mandatory
challenger, Alexander Povetkin. Peter is next in line after that.

Peter’s manager,
Ivaylo Gotzev, is keen about a fight between Peter and
Wladimir,”Wladimir, come on. We’re here to finish what we started in
2005,” he said.

Peter, 29, claimed
the heavyweight title temporarily with a sixth-round knockout of Oleg
Maskaev in 2008 before losing it later in the year when Vitali
Klitschko (Wladimir’s older brother) made him quit after eight rounds.
Peter’s loss to Chambers followed.