Newly crowned WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel Peter, 28-1, (22), will be interviewed on this Saturday's Showtime Championship Boxing telecast, live at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Peter was to challenge current WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev on Oct. 6 at Madison Square Garden until a back injury forced Maskaev to pull out of the fight.
Peter will be interviewed by remote satellite by Al Bernstein and Steve Albert during Dawson-Mendoza, Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT available on Showtime Free Preview Weekend.
Peter defends his interim title against Jameel McCline, Saturday, Oct. 6 2007 at Madison Square Garden televised on Showtime.
From Friday, Sept. 28 through Monday, Oct. 1, the premium channel will be available in approximately 54 million homes nationwide, providing an opportunity for many non-subscribers to experience all of the hard-hitting sports and acclaimed original programming on Showtime.
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