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IBF Enquires
About Peter vs. Adamek Showdown As
Part Of Heavyweight Tourney - Negotiations Underway
"We are Ready, Willing and Able!"
says Team Peter.
On Monday, Lindsey E. Tucker, Jr., Championship Chairman of
the IBF/USBA sent a letter to representatives of former WBC
Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, as well as
representatives of former cruiserweight/light heavyweight
champion and current heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek
inquiring if the two would be available to fight for the #2
spot in their rankings.
The winner of the proposed bout would then fight the winner
of a box-off between "Fast" Eddie Chambers and Derrick Rossy
(who will battle for the #1 position) for the mandatory shot
at IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko.
"Samuel got an early Christmas present from the IBF in the
form of this elimination fight and we've been going back and
forth with Main Events about making it happen," said Peter's
long-time manager Ivaylo Gotzev.
According to the IBF's letter, "On September 15, 2010 the
IBF ordered a box off in the Heavyweight division between
the 4 highest rated available boxers. At the time, the 4
highest rated available contenders were #4, Denis Boytsov,
#8, Alexander Dimitrenko, #9, Jean Marc Mormeck and #10,
Jonathon Banks. All four of the original challengers have
pulled out of the IBF Heavyweight Box Off."
Thus, Team Peter was given three days to affirm the
fighter's availability, but their response was immediate.
"We are ready willing and able to fight Adamek," Gotzev
continued. "Hopefully he's ready to do the same. We're
looking forward to making this significant heavyweight
matchup a reality. We're even willing to accommodate Adamek
and fight him in his homeland of Poland. This box-off is a
terrific idea that involves four top contenders, which will
produce one man standing at the end and that will be the
legitimate number one mandatory contender."
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