If Eddie Chambers hopes to get a world heavyweight title fight based on his winning performance Friday night against Sam Peter, he should take his own advice as he recalled, “I could have done a lot more tonight, but the jab was working extremely well,” after the bout.

Chambers worked around an effective jab to keep the bigger Peter away, but seldom followed up with a solid right hand, earning a majority decision at the first boxing event to take place at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.

Peter carried the most weight of any fight in his career and moved forward throughout the bout, landing jabs and straight punches to the chest, but never seriously threatened Chambers.

“Peter was doing a pretty good job countering when I threw my jab,” Chambers said, explaining the lack of the right hand. “I was a little slow in finishing with the right.”

Chambers displayed good hand speed and moved enough to wear out Peter, who had a stalking game plan but didn’t hurt Chambers. Both men appeared in less than ideal shape, Chambers hitting 236 pounds and Peter at 265.

Chambers takes a record of 34-1 (18) to plead his case for a title shot, but nothing compelling from this effort. Peter goes to 30-3, his second loss in a row, after failing to answer the bell against world champion Vitali Klitschko last year. He appeared tired in the late rounds against Chambers. The 26 year old Chambers appeared content to jab and circle, never engaging the bigger Peter and letting his fast hands explode. More...

2004 US Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada held an open media workout today at his ”Big Six Academy” in Providence before he departs Sunday for Germany to fight Alexander Povetkin, 2004 Olympic gold medalist and the IBF’s No. 1 contender, April 4 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Estrada, 15-1 (3), and Povetkin, 16-0 (12), nearly fought several times as amateurs but it never materialized, due to their contrasting schedules, until now as professionals. More...