By Thomas Hanson: According to German news Bild Zeitung, former WBC/WBO heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) will be fighting WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) on October 4th, at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. The two were already set to fight, but had no official date set for the bout. Nothing is still confirmed yet with this, but hopefully this date and location can be ironed out soon. Klitschko, now 37, hasn’t fought in almost four years, since defeating Danny Williams in December 2004, a fight in which Klitschko knocked Williams down four times en route to stopping him in the 8th round. Shortly after that, Vitali retired after injuring himself repeatedly while training for his title defense against American heavyweight Hasim Rahman.
It’s unclear how Peter, 27, would be affected having to fight in front of a large German and pro-Klitschko crowd, who will be no doubt be cheering every punch that Vitali throws in the fight. For a fighter that fights much on adrenalin and emotion (unlike his more non-emotional brother Wladimir), this will perhaps be a big plus for Vitali. Indeed, this may be just what he needs to get beyond the four years of inactivity and push him through what will likely be a very difficult fight for him.