Former heavyweight champion Samuel Peter has been announced as one of the contestants in the $500,000 Prizefighter-style “Super 8″ tournament slated for June 4 in Aukland, New Zealand.
The boxer, nicknamed the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ joins Kali Meehan, Michael Sprott and Martin Morgan in a Super 8 lineup, of which applications are yet open for four more contestants.
It will be the 33-year-old’s first fight in three years, after he was overwhelmed by Finnish prospect Robert Helenius in round nine of their bout in Germany.
Samuel Peter Returns June 4 in Auckland.
The winner of the tournament will collect $200,000, the runner-up receives $100,000, semi-finalists earn $30,000, and opening round losers bank $15,000.
There would be bonuses for KOs, best fights and fight of the night.
Peter defeated mandatory contender Oleg Maskaev on March 8, 2008, by TKO to claim the WBC heavyweight crown, but lost the title in his first defence against Vitali Klitschko.
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