 |
|
WBC NEWS The WBC Approves immediate Rematch Between Peter & Toney
Samuel Peter and James Toney, after their first bout which Peter won by split decision on September 2 at the Staples Center of Los Angeles, California.
The World Boxing Council has always supported the decisions made by its ring officials and it will continue to do so.
There were several reasons why the WBC made this decision: 1. First, for having been a rather close fight which divided the opinion of the media and fans. This rematch will clear the air and we will have official undisputable challenger to our new champion Oleg Maskaev.
2. The WBC believes that at this moment there can not be a more interesting heavyweight fight than this rematch, and it will be very good for boxing.
3. James Toney was No. 1 and official challenger and he had no need to fight anyone to gain the right to contend for the title. By choosing Samuel Peter, the highest rated boxer adopted a top-level sports decision and the WBC wishes that the official challenger be the winner of this rematch so nobody has doubts about it.
The World Boxing Council, however, decided that should a purse offer be necessary for this rematch, the purse will be divided 55% for Samuel Peter and 45% for James Toney.
Samuel Peter spoke with President Sulaiman about his respect for the decision made by the WBC; he also stated that even when he wanted to fight for the title immediately, he will accept the rematch to show once again his merits to contend for the title.
The WBC invites all parties to kindly restrain from using a hard language in their public statements, since boxing is a sport for gentlemen and we all would like to keep it that way.
- Press Release issued by the WBC with a little editing from us (Color, highlights, etc...)
|
 |
